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" Britain needs a tough, strong financial conduct regulator. "

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" 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. "

" The biggest single thing that has lifted people out of poverty is free trade. "

" It's not easy cutting welfare bills. It's not easy cutting the deficit. "

" I had the closest thing I have ever had to an out-of-body experience lying in bed one morning. I turned on the 'Today' programme and item four on the news was: 'The shadow chancellor has ruled himself out of the leadership.' I lay there thinking that's interesting, then I realised it was me. "

" We have accepted there is a big role for government to create a framework where businesses can grow in all parts of the country. "

" I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world. "

" If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again. "

" Our long-term economic plan is all about creating jobs and the economic security that comes with that. "

" I believe in public services. "

" To simply argue that public spending must always go up and never be cut is irresponsible. "

" Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world. "

" If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth. "

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

" I will listen to any argument put to me. "

" Frankly, people buying a home to let should not be squeezing out families who can't afford a home to buy. "

" Politics as a parent is fairly demanding; if your parent is in politics, it's fairly demanding, so I make no excuses about taking two weeks off. "

" If the E.U. allows itself to be priced out of the world economy, the next generation will not get jobs, living standards will decline, and the Union will lose the popular consent of the people of Europe. "

" I don't want to watch 'Newsnight.' I just don't understand those politicians who genuinely want to watch it for pleasure. "

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

" I am a social liberal. "

" Every day, I genuinely count my blessings. One of the greatest things in life is to do a job you really enjoy. "

" I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people. "

" 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. "

" Nuclear power is cost-competitive with other low-carbon technology and is a crucial part of our energy mix, along with new sources of power such as shale gas. "

" I've learned to be true to yourself, stick to the big arguments, don't get distracted by the everyday kerfuffle that is in the nature of any democratic system. "

" Leaving the E.U. was not the outcome that I wanted or campaigned, but now that democracy has spoken, we must act on that result. I will fully respect that result. "

" If freedom of movement is to be sustainable, then our publics must see it as freedom to move to work, rather than freedom to choose the most generous benefits. "

" I think you can look at the British economy with confidence. "

" In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre. "