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" 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. "

George Osborne

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Energy

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" I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class. "

" I want to see genuine talent rewarded. "

" 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. "

" Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour. "

" Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world. "

George Osborne

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Risks

" 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. "

" The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast. "

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

" I've always thought that good politics follows from good economics and good policies. "

" Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure. "

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

" 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. "

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

" If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again. "

" 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. "

" Brexit is for the richest in our country: they can afford recessions. "

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

George Osborne

Going

Protect

" I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on. "

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

" The Internet - central to modern life - provides new ways for our enemies to plan and act against us. "

" The threat from terrorists - from extreme ideologies - needs to be challenged head-on. "

" 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. "

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

" Britain can only spend what it can afford. "

" Margaret Thatcher's government redistributed money from rich to poor. And that's the nature of a modern western democracy. "