George Osborne

“I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.”

“Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.”

“ISIL are already using the Internet for hideous propaganda purposes - for radicalisation, for operational planning, too.”

“Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.”

“We are very supportive of the economic reforms that the Chinese government have talked about.”

“Providing great schooling is the single most important thing we can do to help any child from a disadvantaged background succeed. It's also the single most important thing we can do to boost the long-term productivity of our economy.”

“The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on.”

“I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state.”

“If we leave the European Union it's a risk to our economy - it's a risk to pensioners, it's a risk to homeowners, it's a risk to people in work.”

“It's in our interests that the euro is a successful, strong currency.”

“I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.”

“The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.”

“If we leave the European Union, there will be an immediate economic shock that will hit financial markets. People will not know what the future looks like.”

“Our message to China is very clear: we want the U.K. to be China's best partner in the West.”

“Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich.”

“I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.”

“There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic.”

“Sound public finances are not the enemy of sustained growth - they are its precondition.”

“I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.”

“In football, as in politics, resilience pays off.”