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“As the party that believes in economic freedom and low taxes, it is scandalous that we have presided over the tax burden rising for hardworking families and businesses.”
“If your country isn't stable and free from the threat of violence then you can't get to work, you can't get to the local clinic and your children can't go to school.”
“Budgets can make or break reputations and governments.”
“For too long, our nation has relied on low interest rates rather than undertaking the necessary long term necessary economic reforms.”
“On the Left, there is an emerging nostalgia on for renationalisation as a panacea for all our economic challenges. Every train fare increase, water price rise or electricity rate change triggers a well-orchestrated hue and cry for our essential infrastructure to be taken back into public hands.”
“You don't have to be a political insider to know that Parliament, along with parts of the Government, has colluded in sabotaging Brexit.”
“The case for open markets, free trade, private investment and technology has never been stronger in development. Over the decades, this combination has driven down poverty, helped to tackle disease, and created jobs across the globe.”
“Putting more money into families' pockets will help them with the rising cost of living, and reducing the tax burden on business will help foster the entrepreneurial spirit of those who want to start-up or grow their own firms.”
“We can do a much better job free of protectionist Europeans.”
“Britain has a long and proud record of welcoming migrants. They have made many positive contributions to our economy. But the impact of uncontrolled immigration from the E.U. has placed new pressures on our country.”
“Free trade is the way to bring jobs and prosperity.”
“No country has left the E.U. since Greenland in 1985 and no one believes that delivering what the people voted for will be a walk in the park, so it's important that the person ultimately chosen by the party membership is tried and tested, capable of making tough decisions and can lead a team negotiating with E.U. institutions.”
“If, like me, you believe that your taxes should be spent on your priorities in this country by politicians accountable to you then you should vote to leave the E.U.”
“Instead of embracing change, the E.U.'s precautionary principle has held back progress.”
“Revolutions about taxation have shaped our history.”
“I have long witnessed the enormous contribution Britain makes around the world, with our impact through multilateral as well as through our bilateral engagement.”
“The U.K. alone cannot be left to help those who have lost everything.”
“Our aid budget has a crucial role to play in shaping the world according to our universal values of democracy, enterprise and justice.”
“The Single Market and Customs Union is not a true 'free' market. It is designed to suit the E.U. insiders, not the U.K.”
“Finding out whether I had made the grades for my first choice university course or whether I needed to rethink my future was terrifying.”