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" I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan. "

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" The message I would say to China is, 'Carry on with the reform; carry on with the change you are making.' "

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" 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. "

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

" A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. "

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

" One thing I learned about Gordon Brown is you've got to have the strength to just get in there and take him on. When you first hear him spouting his statistics and boasting about his record, it can be quite intimidating. But over time, shadowing him, I just realised that a lot of it was rubbish; a lot of it was baloney. "

" I'm not going out to parties every night. "

" I serve at the discretion of the prime minister. "

" 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. "

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

" The Conservative party is at its strongest when it's not the party that says there is no role for government and the state should just get out of the way. That is not a strand of Conservative thinking that, by itself, is enough. "

" I think its important, particularly when you've got young children, to spend some time with them. "

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

" You really have to try hard to create space and, at least for a time, stop the political world from rushing in. The important thing is to remain sane. "

" They all said I was a very young guy. Well there is nothing I can do about that but with each day that passes the problem solves itself. "

" Britain is an open and tolerant country, and I will fight with everything I have to keep it so. "

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

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

" Britain can choose, as others are, short term fixes and more stimulus. Or we can lead the world with long-term solutions to long-term problems. "

" 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. "

" Working people of this country want economic security. The worst possible thing you can do for those families is bust the public finances, have some welfare system this country can't afford. "

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

" 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. "

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" I'm a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I'm not somebody who believes you can fund lower taxes by borrowing more money. "

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" Tony Blair was a good politician but not a good Prime Minister, and that's what we don't want to be. We don't want to be just people who are good at winning elections: we want to be good at governing. I think we benefit from having seen the mistakes that we think Tony Blair made in 1997. "