Choice is a national instinct. This capitalist bedrock of our prosperity and security is threatened by a Labour Party that wants to overthrow the whole system.
LIZ TRUSSThey all want us to get Brexit done so that we can begin negotiations and forge new relationships that will open up new markets for British businesses, create jobs and attract new investment.
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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.
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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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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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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 feel I’ve come home at the Treasury.
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Free-flow play is not compulsory, but there is a belief across lots of nurseries that it is.
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I’ve been anxious but not depressed. I’m an incorrigible optimist.
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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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It’s vital to our economic mission that we fight vested interests, and make sure our country’s opportunities are open to everyone – big or small, north or south, man or woman.
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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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No one knows their place, no one fears failure and no one is ashamed of success.
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People want to start businesses because it’s a way of fulfilling their ambitions and dreams.
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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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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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People want to know about the details of politicians, what they like doing in their spare time, about their families. I think that’s human.
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Our future lies in being a high skilled, high innovation, free enterprise nation.
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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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It’s absolutely right that we scrutinise the leaders who after all are going to be in a position of great power.
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Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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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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Our aim should be to give the British people greater control of their lives in all regards.
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I’m a big fan of political editor Allegra Stratton.
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Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.
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We had meetings throughout the day and the girls had to play outside the office while mummy went to ‘boring’ meetings.
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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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