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" The Conservative party absolutely must not allow itself to be shut out of parts of the north of England. "
George Osborne
Conservative
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" The police protect us, and we're going to protect the police. "
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" We have accepted there is a big role for government to create a framework where businesses can grow in all parts of the country. "
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" The Conservative party is at its strongest when it's not the party that says there is no role for government and the state should just get out of the way. That is not a strand of Conservative thinking that, by itself, is enough. "
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" If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again. "
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" You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system. "
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" Margaret Thatcher's government redistributed money from rich to poor. And that's the nature of a modern western democracy. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" Even as China's growth slows, it will continue to be a powerhouse for the global economy. "
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" Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families. "
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" 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. "
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" I am a social liberal. "
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" 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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" I can't imagine a God who would ever need to intercede in the daily travails of my life. "
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" We are very supportive of the economic reforms that the Chinese government have talked about. "
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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. "
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" Of course the Liberal Democrats are going to say things to try and get attention - but I don't think the country is paying much attention. "
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" 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. "
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" ISIL are already using the Internet for hideous propaganda purposes - for radicalisation, for operational planning, too. "
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" The Office for Budget Responsibility correctly stay out of the political debate and do not assess the long-term costs and benefits of E.U. membership. "
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" There are always ways to make government better, always ways to make sure that the taxes of people are better spent. "
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" 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. "
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" Britain can only spend what it can afford. "
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" I'm not one of those who thinks there is something inherently bad or inferior about watching television. "
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" The message I would say to China is, 'Carry on with the reform; carry on with the change you are making.' "
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