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" Only the U.K. can trigger Article 50. And in my judgement, we should only do that when there is a clear view about what new arrangements we are seeking with our European neighbours. "

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" The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government. "

George Osborne

Decisions

Alone

Government

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" If freedom of movement is to be sustainable, then our publics must see it as freedom to move to work, rather than freedom to choose the most generous benefits. "

" 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. "

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

" We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail. "

" We don't see a choice between securing growth and investment and raising human rights issues. "

" Our long-term economic plan is all about creating jobs and the economic security that comes with that. "

" I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. "

" I can't imagine a God who would ever need to intercede in the daily travails of my life. "

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

" The Internet has made us richer, freer, connected and informed in ways its founders could not have dreamt of. It has also become a vector of attack, espionage, crime and harm. "

" When I was born, the Internet was barely two years old. It was the preserve of academics, used to connect dozens rather than billions of users. There weren't many who predicted it would transform our world. "

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

" Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics. "

" There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic. "

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

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

" 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

" I am a social liberal. "

George Osborne

Liberal

Social

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We should be doing more business with China. We should be better connected to the Chinese economy. "

George Osborne

Connected

Better

" If the country's poorer, it's got less money. "

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

" I get a lot of letters from people. "