I’ve been anxious but not depressed. I’m an incorrigible optimist.
LIZ TRUSSLabour want to control all parts of the economy and society so that they can pursue the politics of envy. It would leave us all paying higher taxes and the economy in tatters.
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The biggest opportunities from Brexit will come from more trade with the rest of the world.
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I didn’t become a Tory just to become part of a managerial group who wanted to run the country…
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From the coffee bars of Camden to the gin joints of Norfolk – across Britain, a revolution is brewing. And no, it’s not John McDonnell’s bitter socialist hooch. It’s a generation growing up with an entirely different view of the world – free thinking, optimistic and hungry for success.
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I was Margaret Thatcher in the school election during the 1983 General Election.
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With Anglo-American capitalism increasingly under attack, those who believe in the power of free markets and enterprise to create wealth and social progress must stand up and be counted and champion our way of life.
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I had never met anyone of my own age that was a Tory, so going to university and seeing people who were Tories and who believed in what I believed in was an eye-opener.
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I’m a big fan of political editor Allegra Stratton.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
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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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Our aim should be to give the British people greater control of their lives in all regards.
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Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.
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I have seen too many chaotic settings, where children are running around. There’s no sense of purpose.
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I don’t like tokenism. I don’t like the idea that somebody should just appear at a press conference or in a media interview because they are a woman.
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But I really think British crisps are world leaders. I went to China and they told me there is only one type of potato available there.
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When men call women ambitious they mean pushy.
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