I have as much chance of becoming Prime Minister as of being decapitated by a frisbee or of finding Elvis.
BORIS JOHNSON
BORIS JOHNSON
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Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson Do you seriously propose that they are going to be so insane as to allow tariffs to be imposed. The EU is, I’m afraid a job destroying engine. You can see it all across southern Europe, you can see it, alas, in our country.
Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson I think the risks that people see of terrorism are incredibly important but we are very confident we have got the right people on it and the risks have been minimised.
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Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson I don’t believe that economic equality is possible; indeed some measure of inequality is essential for the spirit of envy and keeping up with the Joneses that is, like greed, a valuable spur to economic activity.
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Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson Our friends in America will be at the front of the queue for trade deals.
Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson In 1904, 20 per cent of journeys were made by bicycle in London. I want to see a figure like that again. If you can’t turn the clock back to 1904, what’s the point of being a Conservative?
Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson If we judged everybody by the stupid, unguarded things they blurt out to their nearest and dearest, then we wouldn’t ever get anywhere.
Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson Some people think that it [Brexit] is the end of the world. It’s not. On the contrary, it’s a massive opportunity for this country.
Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson All the people I talk to, increasingly, can see that the emperor has got no clothes. The case for leaving [the EU] is now overwhelming.
Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson I would ban sweets from school – but this pressure to bring in healthy food is too much.
Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson We celebrate the contribution of people who have come to this country to make it better.
Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson It is easy to make promises – it is hard work to keep them.
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