Quotes from Layla Moran

My mum is Palestinian and my dad is British but worked all his life from the European Union for their Foreign Action Service. So I was born in Hammersmith but moved away when I was one. That's when dad joined the European Commission.

Calling out antisemitism doesn't make me any less Palestinian.

I am naturally centre-left so the areas of education there are things on which I could work quite closely with Labour on... For example, on trying in Parliament to abolish SATs, I would be the first one through the gates.

At the age of one, I was already heavier than most: doctors told my mum that she should start feeding me differently to the advice given by the health visitor. Yet I ate healthily, nothing was processed, and I was active and happy. But for whatever reason, I was on the bigger side.

It is vital that MPs take the issue of climate change seriously and support the students in their activism. They can rest assured that I certainly do.

I am a British-Palestinian who believes in Israel's right to exist.

I will always believe that my vote, and the votes of my Lib Dem colleagues, are the best thing I can do to save this country from a no-deal Brexit and save it from Boris Johnson.

Brexit has certainly exposed an ugly underbelly of our democracy. It is clear to me that we must ensure that the many Leave voting communities must never be left behind again.

There is no single cause of homelessness, and vulnerable people, those with mental health problems and addictions for example, need support not punishment.

For far too many, the housing crisis has become a human crisis, with people being criminalised who should instead be protected as our most vulnerable citizens.

Any one of us could fall on hard times. Work and housing have the potential to be unstable, especially for those earning low wages or relying on family and friends. It should not be a criminal offence to sleep on the street.

The electorate is bored of talking about the past. They are much more interested in the future.

Brexit is the most complex and difficult political decision our country has had to take in mine and many other lifetimes.

As a former teacher, it pains me to watch such an essential and rewarding profession suffer due to government neglect.

Sure, sexism is not confined to the Conservatives. Harriet Harman has suggested that Gordon Brown didn't make her deputy prime minister because she was a woman.

I have been inspired by the way that Ken Clarke has navigated parliament. I am actively looking across the House for people I really respect and warm to and can learn things from.

Genuine supporters of Palestinians' rights are fighting for equality, justice and freedom, aims that are in diametric opposition to any form of antisemitism.

I miss the classroom and the bit I miss the most is the one-on-one personal interactions with the students, those moments when they surprise you with their insightfulness, or their cheekiness.

We need a government that takes climate change seriously, one that doesn't shunt it to the side-lines.

Liberal Democrats have been leading the fight for a People's Vote and we're getting closer to that with each day.

Certainly anyone who complains of sexism is marked down as humourless.

We need a completely different type of economy - one which is truly green, sustainable, and embeds the biggest issues of the day into its heart.

One of my earliest memories is Mum telling me not to have as many sweets as the other kids because I put on weight so easily.

Studying abroad should not be something that only the wealthy can afford. Every student deserves the opportunity to experience other cultures, make new friendships, share ideas and widen their horizons.