I was interested in the ideas – freedom, free speech and having control of my own life. That’s why I became a Tory.
LIZ TRUSSWhen I travel around the country, I see great companies with new ideas and a can-do attitude. But too often they are in hand-to-hand and pen-to-paper combat with officialdom.
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Britain is the ideas factory of the world and has huge potential to benefit from the next technological revolution.
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From better access to American markets for our beef and lamb farmers, to cutting tariffs on dairy products like cheese, which are up to 17 per cent, there are significant opportunities for UK farming.
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Labour want to control all parts of the economy and society so that they can pursue the politics of envy. It would leave us all paying higher taxes and the economy in tatters.
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When I travel around the country, I see great companies with new ideas and a can-do attitude. But too often they are in hand-to-hand and pen-to-paper combat with officialdom.
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It is right that people and businesses retain as much of their own money as possible so that they have the freedom to innovate and invest in the future.
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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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Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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Coronavirus may well represent the biggest health crisis any of us experience in our lifetimes.
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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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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
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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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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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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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Election campaigns always have to have colour and excitement and interest.
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I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.
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I am delighted to be at the heart of this team of radical reformers in Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Nick Boles and many others. It’s a team I believe will deliver the change Britain needs.
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It’s almost 10 years since the 2008 crisis, but we all still remember the consequences of ignoring threats to the public finances.
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Britain is a nation of Uber-riding, Deliveroo-eating, Airbnb-ing freedom fighters.
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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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But I really think British crisps are world leaders. I went to China and they told me there is only one type of potato available there.
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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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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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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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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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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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In order to retain our position as the dynamic duo of the world, it’s vital that in the UK and US we keep opportunities open for new people and new ideas. And we can never allow our economies to get furred up.
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