It means I have a responsibility to make sure that all public spending is justified.
LIZ TRUSSPeople want to know about the details of politicians, what they like doing in their spare time, about their families. I think that’s human.
More Liz Truss Quotes
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We had meetings throughout the day and the girls had to play outside the office while mummy went to ‘boring’ meetings.
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Except this time, there will be no choice and nowhere to turn when things go wrong.
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I want to challenge those who aim to block change, stop development and restrict success. I want to challenge the caution that strangles risk-takers and go-getters.
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People want to start businesses because it’s a way of fulfilling their ambitions and dreams.
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It’s absolutely right that we scrutinise the leaders who after all are going to be in a position of great power.
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We have lots of roadside stands in Norfolk where you can just pick up vegetables that people have grown in their garden and put the money in a pot.
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Britain is the home of economic freedom, with liberty guaranteed by the independence of our state institutions, and an absence of corruption assured by transparency.
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If John McDonnell nationalised whole industries, they would be quickly taken over by bureaucrats more concerned about their careers than about customers.
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I have been the only female minister in every government department I’ve worked in.
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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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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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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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Leaving the European Union really does give us a chance as a country to become more outward-looking, to become more competitive, and to deepen our links with our partners right across the world.
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The British brand is so popular particularly in the US that they put the union jack flag on top of beer bottles because it sells.
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I’m proud to say like many of my colleagues in the Conservative Party I am fully behind Theresa May’s Brexit plans.
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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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I’m a big fan of political editor Allegra Stratton.
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People won’t want powers being handed back from bureaucrats in Brussels to be given to bureaucrats in Britain.
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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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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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We’re trendsetters, first to welcome brilliant inventions into our lives, from the microwave meal to Instagram.
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I believe one of the main roles of Government is to keep our economy free and fair.
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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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We need to give people another option from 16-18. Not everyone is going to want to become a rocket scientist but that doesn’t mean that maths isn’t extremely useful.
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Election campaigns always have to have colour and excitement and interest.
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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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