Backbencher Quotes

Thatcher came under pressure from right wing backbenchers to shut up the Prince of Wales and there was a deal done between them where he did actually shut up in the end. - Anthony Holden

I have never believed in the Wizard of Oz theory of consulting, that I am all-knowing and all-seeing, and that everyone around me is kind of a backbencher. - David Axelrod

[Balding backbencher Bob McMullan, nicknamed] comb-over ... When someone looks through a window and thinks they see a lot of vipers and snakes, it's nearly always the case they're looking in a mirror and seeing a reflection of themselves. - Mark Latham