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" 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. "

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

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

" The Conservative Party mustn't sound like the old man on the park bench who says things were better in 1985, or 1955, or 1855. "

" People should know this of me: I will do what is required to keep our country safe and secure because, in the end, that is what people's livelihoods and jobs rely on. "

" In football, as in politics, resilience pays off. "

" 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. "

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

" What's important is that, come the general election, people think the right things of you. They think that you've got the right values and the right policies. And that you're the right kind of person to lead the country. "

" I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment. "

" The Conservative party absolutely must not allow itself to be shut out of parts of the north of England. "

" 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. "

" You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world. "

" 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. "

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

" It's difficult to see how Syria can have any long-term future with Assad there as president. Many people would never return to that country if that were the case. "

" Every day, I genuinely count my blessings. One of the greatest things in life is to do a job you really enjoy. "

" I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan. "

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

" I think Britain can be one of the great success stories of the 21st century - we've got the talent, the drive, the connections around the world. But if we vote to Leave, then we lose control. We lose control of our economy, and if you lose control of your economy you lose control of everything. That's not a price worth paying. "

" Leaving the E.U. was not the outcome that I wanted or campaigned, but now that democracy has spoken, we must act on that result. I will fully respect that result. "

" One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football teams. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" We are absolutely going to have to provide fiscal security to people; in other words, we are going to have to show the country and the world that the country can live within its means. "

" I first started going to Chelsea games in the mid-Nineties when I lived off the North End Road, ten minutes' walk from Stamford Bridge. "

" 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. "

" Rather than standing back and being left behind, we must make the most of the opportunities that a growing China presents to us here in Britain. "