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.
LIZ TRUSSIt 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 hate rodents. I mean, the House of Commons is completely infested. I will stand on a chair if I see one of the things.
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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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I was Margaret Thatcher in the school election during the 1983 General Election.
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People want to start businesses because it’s a way of fulfilling their ambitions and dreams.
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The biggest opportunities from Brexit will come from more trade with the rest of the world.
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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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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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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.
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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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I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.
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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.
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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.
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I have been the only female minister in every government department I’ve worked in.
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Our public services and the great people who work in them are improving lives.
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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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