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" Those who write off our European heritage are, at least in part, writing off their own heritage. "
Gordon Brown
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" Do you think that I or anybody else who cares about the NHS would stand by and do nothing if we thought the NHS was going to be privatised in Scotland and its funds were going to be cut? Would we stand back and do nothing without a fight? Of course not. "
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" Getting married has certainly made a massive difference to my own life. So I am committed to giving support for family finances and having the right policies for work-life balance that make it easier for couples to have a rich family life. "
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" I had to deal with terrorist finance. And we had to, if you like, ensure that the accounts of people who were guilty of terrorist finance or using their accounts for terrorist finance were closed down. So we had to do asset freezing. "
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" In every era, there are only one or two moments when nations come together and reach agreements that make history, because they change the course of history. "
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" I want to do something for Kirkcaldy and Fife. I am a full-time MP, not a businessman. "
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" We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work - but also to get the skills for work. That is a new duty we are introducing. "
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" If you take energy and climate change, you really cannot deal with the problems with energy and climate change without European co-operation at a high level. If you take digitalisation, it's an obvious area where European co-operation can actually make a difference. "
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" Other prime ministers leave office and stay in London. I have come back with my whole family to Fife. This is where they are being brought up. It is better for them and better for me. It's great to see more of the kids. "
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" I am not going to the House of Lords. Never. That's not who I am. That's not where I am. "
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