What you call austerity is what I might call efficiency.
David Cameron 08/05/2012
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Can I say anything good about Ken Livinstone? A long time ago he did some good things, but I can't now remember what any of them were.
Boris Johnson 04/05/2012
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I have never asked a prime minister for anything
Rupert Murdoch 25/04/2012
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I want us to do better.. it's been a difficult month. Governments have difficult months... We're involved in an economic rescue mission, but we're not just a bunch of accountants dealing with the deficit.
David Cameron 23/04/2012
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So on the Tuesday night deadline, while Abu Qatada was appealing to European Court judges, the Home Secretary, who thought the deadline was Monday night, was partying with X Factor judges. When the Home Secretary is accused of not knowing what day of the week it is, confusion and chaos have turned into farce.
Yvette Cooper 19/04/2012
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[All governments] get into a rut where every potentially good story turns into a bad one.
Nick Clegg 16/04/2012
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I was shocked to see that some of the very wealthiest people in the country have organised their tax affairs, and to be fair it’s within the tax laws, so that they were regularly paying virtually no income tax. And I don’t think that’s right.
George Osborne 10/04/2012
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I usually agree with Nick Clegg and most of the Liberals on these things.
Ken Clarke 04/04/2012
The justice secretary talks to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about plans for more 'hidden' court proceedings and Cabinet dissent (or otherwise) over the proposals
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George Osborne 20/03/2012
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[The child benefit reform] is a change that was planned to come in next year, in January, and the Chancellor always said at the time he recognised that there were particular problems and that it would have to be addressed, as to whether the single earner loses an amount, whether the threshold was at the right point, how to address that particular cliff edge problem. Suddenly you qualify, suddenly you don't. He always said he would look at that in detail and hopefully he will do that this afternoon.
Michael Fallon 20/03/2012
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One of the best ways to make growth personal is to give employees a share in their firm, a real incentive to go the extra mile, more of a 'John Lewis Economy' if you like...We know that firms where employees are engaged and own a stake do at least as well as other companies in the good times and have performed even better in recent bad times. Expanding and recruiting at a much faster rate and achieving better productivity...So, why do they make up just 2% of our business landscape?
Nick Clegg 15/03/2012
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The politician I want to pay tribute to today is not a Labour politician, but a Conservative. During the long Tory years there was one among them who stood against those in his party who in the name of ideology argued against government activism being used to boost business and private sector investment. It was Lord Heseltine
Chuka Ummuna 12/03/2012
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There are those who are trying to create an anti-business culture in Britain – and we have to stop them. At stake are not pay packages for a few but jobs and prosperity for the many. Everything in politics encourages more red tape – everyone insists government must step in – ‘something must be done’ is always the cry. We have to resist these pressures.
George Osborne 08/02/2012
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I promise you the soap opera is not back and certainly not back for daily episodes with me in frontline politics. The really important thing is that the country sees that the Labour party is renewing itself, which it is under Ed's leadership, and that it is able to have real discussion about the future of the country... I think he's doing it with purpose, with conviction, with some success actually in a number of areas.... There is not going to be [a leadership contest]. Ed has been elected to fight the next election and I think he is going to fight it with real courage and conviction.
David Miliband 06/02/2012
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One nation banking recognises that banks must not be isolated from the rest of the economy. Because banks and small businesses must succeed or fail together, banks must lend to small businesses so we can get the growth and jobs we need for the future. As things stand, that is not happening enough. Lending was down £10.8billion last year.
Ed Miliband 03/02/2012
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"Whether you come here to work, study, or get married, we as a country are entitled to check that you will add to the quality of life in Britain...What we need is a national consensus on how we can make immigration work for Britain. We are evidently a long way from such a consensus but I want to start to build it ... the legitimate question in today's world is how we can benefit from immigration... Importing economic dependency on the state is unacceptable. Bringing people to this country who can play no role in the life of this country is equally unacceptable. Everyone who comes here must be selected to make a positive contribution".
Damian Green 02/02/2012
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How long do Syrian families have to live in fear that their children will be killed or tortured, before the Security Council will act? How many people need to die before the consciences of world capitals are stirred?
William Hague 31/01/2012
The foreign secretary, during an address to the UN
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Look back to 1948 when the British Medical Association denounced Aneurin Bevan as 'a would-be Führer' for wanting them to join a National Health Service. And Bevan himself described the BMA as 'politically poisoned people'. A survey at the time showed only 10 per cent of doctors backed the plans ... But where would we be today if my predecessors had caved in?
Andrew Lansley 27/01/2012
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It's a good thing then that the general election is not taking place tomorrow and we are a long way off from a change of government, it would seem to me. So he has plenty of time to repair his image, repair his standing and persuade the public that he is a credible future prime minister, and on the basis of his current activity and performance, I believe that he can do that.
Peter Mandelson 26/01/2012
The former Labour busines secretary on Adam Boulton's show on Sky News
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I am certainly not a blogger. Quite a large proportion of them are nuts and extremists – with the honourable exception of the culture secretary.
Ken Clarke 17/01/2012
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