In other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
LIZ TRUSSTraditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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I want to see popular free-market Conservatism where barriers are broken down, people have got more opportunities but keep more of their own money.
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We have lots of roadside stands in Norfolk where you can just pick up vegetables that people have grown in their garden and put the money in a pot.
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Tyrrells crisps are one of the top sellers in France. I don’t know if you’ve tasted crisps in other countries.
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The British brand is so popular particularly in the US that they put the union jack flag on top of beer bottles because it sells.
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I think we’ve got caught up in the weeds of Brexit, and… the approach has been to try and compromise and split the difference. And that to me is not what Brexit is about.
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And after Brexit, we will be free to determine our economic future, with control over our money, laws and borders.
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Let’s cut the top rates of stamp duty to enable more movement to take place and also looking at the broader tax reform, simplifying our tax system.
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I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.
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Schools receive 12% more per student for those doing media studies or psychology than they do for those doing maths. You could change that around, made a premium on doing maths.
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I want people to buy British because it’s the tastiest food and the most exciting food.
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And certainly having gone to Oxford, and seen some of the other students there, I wouldn’t say the ones at my school were less capable. They could’ve been there.
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It is right that people and businesses retain as much of their own money as possible so that they have the freedom to innovate and invest in the future.
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I’ve been anxious but not depressed. I’m an incorrigible optimist.
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The US is our largest trading partner and increasing transatlantic trade can help our economies bounce back from the economic challenge posed by coronavirus.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
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