I try to be as clear and straight as I can in what I am putting forward. I think people are fed up with politicians where there are lots of bland lines to take.
LIZ TRUSSOne of my roles was as a commercial manager for liquid natural gas shipping, project economics and contract negotiation.
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I feel I’ve come home at the Treasury.
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In Westminster, we can sometimes forget just how much the public hate their money being wasted.
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From better access to American markets for our beef and lamb farmers, to cutting tariffs on dairy products like cheese, which are up to 17 per cent, there are significant opportunities for UK farming.
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Britain has always been at its most successful when it’s a trading nation.
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When men call women ambitious they mean pushy.
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In other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
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Every pound that comes into the Exchequer was earned by someone through hard work, and could have been used for a new car, a holiday or a treat for the children.
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Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have made no secret of their desire to stamp out individualism and enterprise.
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And I observe that for the vast majority of the Labour government we had a top rate of 40 per cent income tax. It’s now higher, and I think we should look to get to a simpler, lower tax system.
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I have been the only female minister in every government department I’ve worked in.
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Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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Labour 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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Coronavirus may well represent the biggest health crisis any of us experience in our lifetimes.
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Election campaigns always have to have colour and excitement and interest.
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I want Britain to lead the world in food and farming and to do that we need enough productive agricultural land.
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