Andrea Leadsom

“When women speak out and say there is a problem, the answer is not, 'No there isn't.'”

“Having children has no bearing on the ability to be PM. I deeply regret that anyone has got the impression that I think otherwise.”

“I am a passionate, pragmatic, and positive believer in Brexit, and with my three-step plan, we can decisively leave the E.U.”

“I envisage there being absolutely no regulation whatsoever - no minimum wage, no maternity or paternity rights, no unfair dismissal rights, no pension rights - for the smallest companies that are trying to get off the ground, in order to give them a chance.”

“There are so many double standards that seem to be applied only to female MPs. I've had infinite comments about what I'm wearing when the focus should be on what I'm saying.”

“I truly believe we can be the greatest nation on Earth.”

“I have been very clear for years - leaving the E.U. means leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, taking back control of our money, border, and laws.”

“Twenty-seven member states cannot even organise a takeaway curry, let alone what they are going to do on free trade deals with the rest of the world.”

“I know what we need to get done to leave the E.U. in a smooth fashion - and I also know that we do not need is a lengthy extension.”

“If the government has any courage, it will punish those at the top of failed banks. Accountability is critical in every area of human endeavour - there has to be a penalty for failure; otherwise, it's only a matter of time before the economic pain our banks have caused to so many innocent businesses and homeowners is forgotten.”

“My CV, as I've presented it, is exactly accurate.”

“The government believes that we will need to take the step of enshrining the Paris goal for net zero emissions in U.K. law. The question is not whether but how we do it.”

“I see myself as, one, an optimist, and two, a member of a huge family, and that's important to me.”

“I have deep sympathy with the hundreds of my constituents who fear that legislation for same-sex marriage will profoundly encroach - although this may be unintended - on their right to live according to their faith.”

“I will do everything in my power to keep the United Kingdom united.”

“I don't work with UKIP. They don't advise me.”

“I urge the Government to look carefully at scrapping the entire burden of regulation on micro-businesses with, say, three employees or fewer.”

“This is, after all, the country that gave the world the rule of law, parliamentary democracy, the right to own property, the English language, and the free market... we are a remarkable people, and we have so much more to give.”

“I think, as ever, with a big change like Brexit, it's awakened people's interest in politics.”

“I want to live in a Britain where there is a shared belief in freedom and democracy, and equal rights for men and women.”