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" If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again. "
George Osborne
Choice
Living
Think
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" Many retailers have complained bitterly to me about the complexity of the Carbon Reduction Commitment. It's not a commitment; it's a tax. "
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" Frankly, people buying a home to let should not be squeezing out families who can't afford a home to buy. "
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" Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook. "
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" You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system. "
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" I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. "
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" We are not quitters. Britain has always gone out there; we have probably been more influential than any other country in shaping our world and the way it has thought about itself, the way we interact as nations. "
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" 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. "
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" Britain needs a tough, strong financial conduct regulator. "
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" A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. "
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" I think you can look at the British economy with confidence. "
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" I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan. "
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" I'm a very happy, content member of David Cameron's team. I fought very hard to get my friend elected as leader of the Conservative party, then elected as the prime minister of this country, and I'm very happy being part of that team that is bringing change to this country. "
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Team
Leader
" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Today
Leadership
" I think Britain can be one of the great success stories of the 21st century - we've got the talent, the drive, the connections around the world. But if we vote to Leave, then we lose control. We lose control of our economy, and if you lose control of your economy you lose control of everything. That's not a price worth paying. "
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" 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. "
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Country
Security
Want
" Of all the public services, education is the one I'm most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and it's morally right. "
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You
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" I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone. "
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Financial
Done
" 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. "
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Now
Democracy
Result
" 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. "
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Time
Storm
Safe
" 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. "
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Day
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" I am a social liberal. "
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Social
" I believe that I'm entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged. "
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Life
I Believe
" The Conservative Party mustn't sound like the old man on the park bench who says things were better in 1985, or 1955, or 1855. "
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" I'm tempted to say that Conservative governments are normally elected to clear up the mess left by Labour governments. "
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" I will listen to any argument put to me. "
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" It's in our interests that the euro is a successful, strong currency. "
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