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" No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics. "

Iain Duncan Smith

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" My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for. "

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" You know in my own area of Waltham Forest, we've had many murders as a result of the gang violence and often innocent bystanders get caught up in it. "

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" If you look at the footballers, you look at our celebrity culture, we seem to be saying, 'This is the way you want to be'. We seem to be a society that celebrates all the wrong people. "

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" With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits could be put on an entirely different track - one which sees them move into fulfilling and sustainable work. In doing so, they will pull themselves out of poverty. "

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" Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy. "

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" Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly. "

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" I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one. "

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" Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important, that's what leadership's all about. "

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" The BBC is locked to the reading of the economy that is run out of Ed Miliband and Ed Balls' office. They think if only you spend and borrow more money you can create growth everywhere. "

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