We’ve been prepared to make the arguments for lowering corporation tax, which is all about encouraging risk takers, encouraging entrepreneurs.
LIZ TRUSSWe had meetings throughout the day and the girls had to play outside the office while mummy went to ‘boring’ meetings.
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Trade is critical to us all – it ensures we have what we need to live, that the NHS gets the equipment it needs to save lives, and that developing countries can prosper.
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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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One of my roles was as a commercial manager for liquid natural gas shipping, project economics and contract negotiation.
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When I started my ministerial job I brought my daughters into the Department, due to last-minute childcare complications.
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If we just had an election which is a kind of desiccated calculation, obviously I think the Conservatives have the best economic plans, but it is about more than that. It is about the overall person.
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What you notice in French nurseries is just how calm they are. All of their classes are structured and led by teachers. It’s a requirement.
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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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Free-flow play is not compulsory, but there is a belief across lots of nurseries that it is.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
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I feel I’ve come home at the Treasury.
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I agree. It is vital we keep taxes low and the size of the state in check, to allow people to spend more of their own money.
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I think there’s a danger in politics of being too risk-averse.
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I admire Peter Mandleson’s chutzpah and the way he transformed the Labour party but not his dubious ideas about Europe and industrial policy.
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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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I want people to buy British because it’s the tastiest food and the most exciting food.
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