"["What would he say to her if she were here now?"] I would say, "Maybe a little more compassion might not be a bad thing." But I don’t want to get into a dialogue with Priti Patel, really."
— Priti Patel

January 1, 1970

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Members of the Parliament of the United KingdomConservative Party (UK) politiciansCritics of the European UnionPoliticians from LondonWomen politicians in the United Kingdom
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Abdulrazak Gurnah, as cited in an interview "'I could do with more readers!' – Abdulrazak Gurnah on winning the Nobel prize for literature" The Guardian (11 October 2021)