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.
LIZ TRUSSCoronavirus may well represent the biggest health crisis any of us experience in our lifetimes.
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Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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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.
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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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Taking control of our laws border and money, run not by a bunch of overpaid bureaucrats in Brussels but by a bunch of overpaid bureaucrats in Britain. That ladies and gentlemen is a dream worth fighting for.
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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’d love the job of Chancellor one day.
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And certainly having gone to Oxford, and seen some of the other students there, I wouldn’t say the ones at my school were less capable. They could’ve been there.
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The fact that Australians want to come and live and work in Britain, and Brits want to come and live and work in Australia.
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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 have seen too many chaotic settings, where children are running around. There’s no sense of purpose.
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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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I want to see popular free-market Conservatism where barriers are broken down, people have got more opportunities but keep more of their own money.
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We don’t know what’s around the corner – and we must do everything to ensure we get our country’s debts down, building our resilience so we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past.
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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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In other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
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