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" Did I want Britain to remain in the E.U.? Yes. Did I fear the consequences if we quit? Yes. Did I argue passionately for that during the referendum? Absolutely I did. "

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" 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. "

George Osborne

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Democracy

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" I want to see families with lower energy bills. "

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" The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm. "

" For families flying out of the U.K. for a winter getaway, airports should be the ideal place to pick up a bargain. "

" Well can I just say unlike my predecessors, Conservative and Labour, I have set up an independent body that studies whether what I'm saying is true, whether I've met the targets that I set out. "

" 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. "

" Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas. "

" People should know this of me: I will do what is required to keep our country safe and secure because, in the end, that is what people's livelihoods and jobs rely on. "

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

" The Internet has made us richer, freer, connected and informed in ways its founders could not have dreamt of. It has also become a vector of attack, espionage, crime and harm. "

" No ifs, no buts - we will not share the pound if Scotland separates from the U.K. "

George Osborne

Buts

Will

" We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it. "

" It's perfectly reasonable in a coalition between two political parties that you get supporters of those parties you know stressing the things they want to stress. "

" 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. "

" There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. That's dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank. "

" If the country's poorer, it's got less money. "

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

" The police protect us, and we're going to protect the police. "

George Osborne

Going

Protect

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

" The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer. "

" 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. "

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

" You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world. "

" To all companies large and small, I would say this: the British economy is fundamentally strong; we are highly competitive, and we are open for business. "