British - Politician | May 23, 1971 -
I serve at the discretion of the prime minister.
George Osborne
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I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world.
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I fought passionately to remain in the E.U., and I warned of the economic risks if we left the E.U.
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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.
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There is lots of evidence that it is this fear of going into debt that most puts people from poorer backgrounds off going to university.
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The former pension minister, the Liberal Democrat Steve Webb said I was trying to abolish the lump sum. Instead, we are going to keep the lump sum and abolish the Liberal Democrats.
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Working people of this country want economic security. The worst possible thing you can do for those families is bust the public finances, have some welfare system this country can't afford.
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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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Britain is an open and tolerant country, and I will fight with everything I have to keep it so.
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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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We need strength and success elsewhere in our country - not by pulling London down but by building the rest of the country up.
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The Conservative party absolutely must not allow itself to be shut out of parts of the north of England.
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