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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More Liz Truss Quotes
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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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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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I try to be as clear and straight as I can in what I am putting forward. I think people are fed up with politicians where there are lots of bland lines to take.
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And after Brexit, we will be free to determine our economic future, with control over our money, laws and borders.
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All of my parents’ friends worked in public sector jobs.
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Britain is a nation of Uber-riding, Deliveroo-eating, Airbnb-ing freedom fighters.
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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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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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The British brand is so popular particularly in the US that they put the union jack flag on top of beer bottles because it sells.
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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’m very concerned that a lot of our land is being taken up with solar farms.
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It 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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When I left university I got a job with Shell on their graduate scheme.
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We are fighting a Labour Party whose avowed enemy is capitalist bosses, whose instinct is to see income as a common pool resource, and whose leading figures find profit morally repugnant.
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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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