I don’t like tokenism. I don’t like the idea that somebody should just appear at a press conference or in a media interview because they are a woman.
LIZ TRUSSAs Trade Secretary I see the world is waiting. The Australians, the Americans, the Kiwis, the Japanese.
More Liz Truss Quotes
-
-
I admire Peter Mandleson’s chutzpah and the way he transformed the Labour party but not his dubious ideas about Europe and industrial policy.
LIZ TRUSS -
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.
LIZ TRUSS -
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.
LIZ TRUSS -
I’d love the job of Chancellor one day.
LIZ TRUSS -
In London the average person is paying 50 per cent of their income on rent. Just think how much better off people would feel if that number was a lot lower.
LIZ TRUSS -
If John McDonnell nationalised whole industries, they would be quickly taken over by bureaucrats more concerned about their careers than about customers.
LIZ TRUSS -
I’m saying the excessive focus on what gender a person is, rather than what they do, does a disservice to women.
LIZ TRUSS -
Britain has always been at its most successful when it’s a trading nation.
LIZ TRUSS -
The fact that Australians want to come and live and work in Britain, and Brits want to come and live and work in Australia.
LIZ TRUSS -
When men call women ambitious they mean pushy.
LIZ TRUSS -
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.
LIZ TRUSS -
I have to admit I don’t like pizza. I love it. And I am prepared to do literally anything to get my hands on a slice.
LIZ TRUSS -
Maintaining confidence in international trade will be critical to the broader economic recovery in the post-Covid world.
LIZ TRUSS -
Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.
LIZ TRUSS -
In other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
LIZ TRUSS