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.
LIZ TRUSSBrexit has energised millions of people, young and old, to take part in our democracy and that’s a great thing.
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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 admire Peter Mandleson’s chutzpah and the way he transformed the Labour party but not his dubious ideas about Europe and industrial policy.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I aim to be the disrupter in chief.
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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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I think we’ve got caught up in the weeds of Brexit, and… the approach has been to try and compromise and split the difference. And that to me is not what Brexit is about.
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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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They 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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What I saw when I went to France was that really good quality education and childcare is seen there as a completely normal part of everyday life.
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Britain and the US remain the Wild West for ideas, where pioneers push each other towards ever greater heights in the white heat of free enterprise.
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If I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.
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Women are not going to start businesses because we tell them we don’t have enough people of a certain group.
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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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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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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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Election campaigns always have to have colour and excitement and interest.
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