"We have got a problem in this country with knowing what the problem is but not being able to do anything about it."
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Members of the Parliament of the United KingdomUniversity of Cambridge alumniConservative Party (UK) politiciansWomen born in the 1980sWomen politicians in the United Kingdom
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From an interview, as cited in "Miriam Cates: the radical traditionalist", The New Statesman (7 February 2024).
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Miriam Cates
Miriam Joy Cates (née Atkins; born 23 August 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician and broadcaster who is a presenter for GB News and a contributor to multiple publications. From 2019 to 2024, Cates was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penistone and Stocksbridge. Before her parliamentary term, she worked as a teacher, parish councillor and the finance director of a technology consultancy.
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