Emily Thornberry

British politician · United Kingdom · Politicians · Born 1960 · age 66

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2019“[Labour must] lead the campaign to remain”In their words23 September 2019News Daily: Thomas Cook collapse and Labour Brexit row BBC News (23 September 2019)Read the whole statement

“Let's be clear: this was always going to be the Brexit election, the first genuine single-issue election in 119 years.”In their words2019Read the whole statement

2018“[A new agreement is needed] that we think is likely to be a customs union that will look pretty much like the current customs union.”In their words23 February 2018Ministers conclude crunch Brexit talks at Chequers BBC News (23 February 2018)Read the whole statement

“We have to negotiate a new agreement. That, we think, is likely to be a customs union that will look pretty much like the current customs union.”In their words22 February 2018Labour and customs union: Evolution not revolution BBC News (22 February 2018)Read the whole statement

2017“We need to leave the European Union but it is good for our economy - they're our biggest market - that we stay as close as we can”In their words8 October 2017Brexit: 'No deal' planning is well under way, says minister BBC News (8 October 2017)Read the whole statement

2016“The communities who stand to lose out most from Brexit must be looked after first”In their words26 September 2016Labour will 'replace post-Brexit EU funding' in UK BBC News (26 September 2016)Read the whole statement

1960Born27 July 1960

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Shadow Foreign Secretary speech at the 2016 Labour Party Conference

Speaking at a 2020 leadership election hustings

Thornberry, Corbyn and local councillors present Yvette Cooper with a petition from Islington residents for more affordable housing, 19 October 2006.

In their own words 10

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10 statements, newest first

Frankly, it’s a shame and a disgrace that the Equality and Human Rights Commission have been brought in to look at the Labour party, but they have.
2019, Said after the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was asked to form an independent inquiry in regards allegations of anti-Semitism, Own words
[Labour must] lead the campaign to remain
Sep 23, 2019, News Daily: Thomas Cook collapse and Labour Brexit row BBC News (23 September 2019), Own words
Are we going to celebrate a Labour version of Brexit? No. We must have the Labour Party this week saying no to Brexit and we must lead the campaign to remain.
Sep 22, 2019, Jeremy Corbyn faces calls to resolve Labour Brexit divisions BBC News (22 September 2019), Own words

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Dame Emily Anne Thornberry is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington South and Finsbury since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she served as Shadow Attorney General for British and Wales from 2021 until the 2024 general election, and previously from 2011 to 2014. Thornberry has also served in a number of other senior positions on Labour's front bench, namely as Shadow Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2020, Shadow First Secretary of State from 2017 to 2020 and Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade from 2020 to 2021.

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