The young people I meet want more freedom – to start firms, keep more of what they earn, and move to areas with opportunities without paying a fortune.
LIZ TRUSSAs Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
More Liz Truss Quotes
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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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I have to admit I don’t like pizza. I love it. And I am prepared to do literally anything to get my hands on a slice.
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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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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 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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Election campaigns always have to have colour and excitement and interest.
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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’m a big fan of political editor Allegra Stratton.
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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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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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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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In Westminster, we can sometimes forget just how much the public hate their money being wasted.
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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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All of us in Parliament now have a responsibility to get on with the process of leaving the EU and securing a more prosperous future for Britain as an open, global, trading nation.
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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.
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