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.
LIZ TRUSSWhen I started my ministerial job I brought my daughters into the Department, due to last-minute childcare complications.
More Liz Truss Quotes
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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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I have been the only female minister in every government department I’ve worked in.
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Tyrrells crisps are one of the top sellers in France. I don’t know if you’ve tasted crisps in other countries.
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From Brompton bikes in Australia to Bentleys in the US – the world wants what Britain has to sell.
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Economics and finance is the final frontier for women; it’s the last thing they will conquer because controlling finance is at the heart of everything in government.
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I am quite bolshy, sometimes. I like to get my own way, lets put it like that.
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It means I have a responsibility to make sure that all public spending is justified.
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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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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 want people to buy British because it’s the tastiest food and the most exciting food.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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