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.
LIZ TRUSSI 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.
LIZ TRUSSIf I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.
LIZ TRUSSWhen I left university I got a job with Shell on their graduate scheme.
LIZ TRUSSSchools 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.
LIZ TRUSSCoronavirus may well represent the biggest health crisis any of us experience in our lifetimes.
LIZ TRUSSIt’s almost 10 years since the 2008 crisis, but we all still remember the consequences of ignoring threats to the public finances.
LIZ TRUSSI 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.
LIZ TRUSSThe 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 TRUSSWomen are not going to start businesses because we tell them we don’t have enough people of a certain group.
LIZ TRUSSWe 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.
LIZ TRUSSOur aim should be to give the British people greater control of their lives in all regards.
LIZ TRUSSIt’s vital to our economic mission that we fight vested interests, and make sure our country’s opportunities are open to everyone – big or small, north or south, man or woman.
LIZ TRUSSIf 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 TRUSSIn other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
LIZ TRUSSA UK-Australia trade deal won’t just be a good thing, it’ll be a great thing, for our businesses, for our consumers, for our workers and for our two great countries.
LIZ TRUSSFrom Brompton bikes in Australia to Bentleys in the US – the world wants what Britain has to sell.
LIZ TRUSS