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" You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system. "
George Osborne
You
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" ISIL are already using the Internet for hideous propaganda purposes - for radicalisation, for operational planning, too. "
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" If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth. "
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" I get a lot of letters from people. "
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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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" I believe in public services. "
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" I want London to be the global sporting capital. "
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" I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services. "
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" In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre. "
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" I want to see genuine talent rewarded. "
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" Brexit is for the richest in our country: they can afford recessions. "
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" One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football teams. "
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" 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. "
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Walk
" Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world. "
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" Britain can only spend what it can afford. "
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" Well can I just say unlike my predecessors, Conservative and Labour, I have set up an independent body that studies whether what I'm saying is true, whether I've met the targets that I set out. "
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Body
True
" To simply argue that public spending must always go up and never be cut is irresponsible. "
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Public
Always
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" If the country's poorer, it's got less money. "
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" I don't want to watch 'Newsnight.' I just don't understand those politicians who genuinely want to watch it for pleasure. "
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Watch
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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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Child
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Important
" Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich. "
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Balance
Budget
Poor
" 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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New
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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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Party
Government
Enough
" I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world. "
George Osborne
Rest
World
Europe
" 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. "
George Osborne
Child
Well
Criticism
" I serve at the discretion of the prime minister. "
George Osborne
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Prime Minister
Prime
" To all companies large and small, I would say this: the British economy is fundamentally strong; we are highly competitive, and we are open for business. "
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" I think its important, particularly when you've got young children, to spend some time with them. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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