A biography for Andrea Leadsomhasn’t been written yet.
“One of my own kids was in a class with a friend who had two mums, and that was absolutely normal right from a very young age. I think it's important that we absolutely accept equality in every area whilst at the same time respecting that parents may have concerns about how young their children are when they become aware of these things.”
“I take my responsibilities to this House very seriously.”
“It would be helpful if broadcasters were willing to be a bit patriotic.”
“What I'm suggesting is making an offer to the E.U. for things that were already agreed in the withdrawal agreement that will enable us to leave with a managed exit.”
“Being a mum means you have a very real stake in the future of our country.”
“Theresa May... is ideally placed to implement Brexit on the best possible terms for the British people, and she has promised she will do so.”
“Like so many other people in the U.K., I took the chance offered to us in a single question: Should we leave the European Union or remain within it? Following a great deal of thought and thorough analysis, the answer I arrived at was, 'Yes, we should leave the E.U.'”
“The period from conception to two is about the development of a baby's emotional capacities. Mum saying, 'Oh, darling, I love you,' and singing baby songs and pulling faces literally stimulates the synapses in the brain.”
“I just don't accept the premise that we have any economic issue with voting to leave. I think it's absolutely balanced.”
“Certainty in politics is never a given.”
“Along with 'normal' people in this country, I'm sick and tired of political correctness.”
“Banks were already seen as greedy and arrogant. They have now reached the depths of humiliation in the wake of the LIBOR manipulation, PPI mis-selling, and bank swaps mis-selling.”
“Ed Timpson is a fantastic minister for early intervention, and Liz Truss is a fantastic minister for Sure Start.”
“Women have a huge amount to offer. We're not all one homogenous bunch. We've all got different strengths and weaknesses.”
“I want to live in Britain with a sense of humour - where there are no groups whose life choices are 'above' criticism.”
“However we choose to leave the E.U., let me be clear: we remain committed to dealing with climate change.”
“The E.U. without Britain is like fish without chips.”
“It's an uncomfortable fact that leaving the European Union in a way that is true to the referendum result is becoming harder and harder to deliver.”
“Too few people in my old field of financial services were ever brought to book for their part in the 2008 crash.”
“I have a passion for support for new families, which Boris Johnson shares.”