The biggest opportunities from Brexit will come from more trade with the rest of the world.
LIZ TRUSSIt’s absolutely right that we scrutinise the leaders who after all are going to be in a position of great power.
More Liz Truss Quotes
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When I left university I got a job with Shell on their graduate scheme.
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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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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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I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.
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Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.
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Our public services and the great people who work in them are improving lives.
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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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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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I have been the only female minister in every government department I’ve worked in.
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Schools receive 12% more per student for those doing media studies or psychology than they do for those doing maths. You could change that around, made a premium on doing maths.
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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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It’s a merger of home life and work life. They aren’t that separate, I must confess, and my daughters know an awful lot about childcare reform now because of it.
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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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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.
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If I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.
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We don’t know what’s around the corner – and we must do everything to ensure we get our country’s debts down, building our resilience so we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past.
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I feel I’m fortunate compared with a lot of parents in being able to afford a nanny but, you know, it’s expensive.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
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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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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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As Trade Secretary I see the world is waiting. The Australians, the Americans, the Kiwis, the Japanese.
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I feel I’ve come home at the Treasury.
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I’ve been anxious but not depressed. I’m an incorrigible optimist.
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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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When men call women ambitious they mean pushy.
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I’d love the job of Chancellor one day.
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