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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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" 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

Now

Democracy

Result

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

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

" It was the Conservatives who first protected people in the mills. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We need strength and success elsewhere in our country - not by pulling London down but by building the rest of the country up. "

" I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services. "

" 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. "

" Many retailers have complained bitterly to me about the complexity of the Carbon Reduction Commitment. It's not a commitment; it's a tax. "

George Osborne

Tax

Complexity

" I want to see genuine talent rewarded. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football teams. "

" Britain has always been a home to the vulnerable, and we've always done what we need to do to help people who are fleeing persecution. "

" I fought passionately to remain in the E.U., and I warned of the economic risks if we left the E.U. "

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

George Osborne

Buts

Will

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

" 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. "

" I think the best solution to this challenge, and I accept there is a challenge with homophobic bullying, is to make sure we get rid of the bullying rather than feeling we have to take kids out of our schools and teach then somewhere else. That would be the best approach. "

George Osborne

Challenge

Think

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

" I came into politics partly because I want to be able to reduce taxes so that individuals have more of their money to spend, so that businesses have more of their money to create jobs, but I believe that lower taxes are sustainable when you get the public finances in order, so I will only make promises I can keep on taxation. "

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

" I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair. "

" 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. "

" The former pension minister, the Liberal Democrat Steve Webb said I was trying to abolish the lump sum. Instead, we are going to keep the lump sum and abolish the Liberal Democrats. "

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

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