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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In other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
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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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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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We are working hard at home and on the international stage to further identify the problems on the horizon and to ensure we reboot trade post-Covid-19.
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Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.
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It is right that people and businesses retain as much of their own money as possible so that they have the freedom to innovate and invest in the future.
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We want a fully comprehensive trade deal that reflects our deep, ongoing relationship, the friendship between our two countries.
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I was Margaret Thatcher in the school election during the 1983 General Election.
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I love Britain. It really worries me, the prospect of Ed Miliband propped up by Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP and what that could do to our country. It’s absolutely right that we highlight to voters that potential risk.
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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 have been the only female minister in every government department I’ve worked in.
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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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People want to start businesses because it’s a way of fulfilling their ambitions and dreams.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
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Tyrrells crisps are one of the top sellers in France. I don’t know if you’ve tasted crisps in other countries.
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What I saw when I went to France was that really good quality education and childcare is seen there as a completely normal part of everyday life.
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Coronavirus may well represent the biggest health crisis any of us experience in our lifetimes.
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