As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I aim to be the disrupter in chief.
LIZ TRUSSIt’s almost 10 years since the 2008 crisis, but we all still remember the consequences of ignoring threats to the public finances.
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I am delighted to be at the heart of this team of radical reformers in Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Nick Boles and many others. It’s a team I believe will deliver the change Britain needs.
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We spent a lot of time talking about politics at home. We went to the camp at Greenham Common.
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As Trade Secretary I see the world is waiting. The Australians, the Americans, the Kiwis, the Japanese.
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They all want us to get Brexit done so that we can begin negotiations and forge new relationships that will open up new markets for British businesses, create jobs and attract new investment.
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In London the average person is paying 50 per cent of their income on rent. Just think how much better off people would feel if that number was a lot lower.
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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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In order to retain our position as the dynamic duo of the world, it’s vital that in the UK and US we keep opportunities open for new people and new ideas. And we can never allow our economies to get furred up.
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Economics and finance is the final frontier for women; it’s the last thing they will conquer because controlling finance is at the heart of everything in government.
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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 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 saying the excessive focus on what gender a person is, rather than what they do, does a disservice to women.
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When we’ve looked into trying to find a full daycare place in London it’s just been impossible. You just cannot get one.
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I’ve been anxious but not depressed. I’m an incorrigible optimist.
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I was interested in the ideas – freedom, free speech and having control of my own life. That’s why I became a Tory.
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I think every woman in this country will understand what it means to be mansplained to. It happens in everyday life – you know, if you go into a shop, or you’re talking about finance.
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