Brexit has energised millions of people, young and old, to take part in our democracy and that’s a great thing.
LIZ TRUSSAnd 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 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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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, I aim to be the disrupter in chief.
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Women need to be less squeamish about making money.
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We spent a lot of time talking about politics at home. We went to the camp at Greenham Common.
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I 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.
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I want Britain to lead the world in food and farming and to do that we need enough productive agricultural land.
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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 think there’s a danger in politics of being too risk-averse.
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Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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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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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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I had never met anyone of my own age that was a Tory, so going to university and seeing people who were Tories and who believed in what I believed in was an eye-opener.
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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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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.
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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’re trendsetters, first to welcome brilliant inventions into our lives, from the microwave meal to Instagram.
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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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Britain has always been at its most successful when it’s a trading nation.
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I’d love the job of Chancellor one day.
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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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Maintaining confidence in international trade will be critical to the broader economic recovery in the post-Covid world.
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If I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.
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The teachers at my school were quite often card-carrying members of the Labour Party and it just was not part of the culture to approve of what the government was doing.
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Kitchen-table start-ups and local entrepreneurs will find they have major new opportunities opened to them, as they gain easier and quicker access for their goods and services into one of the world’s largest markets.
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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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