Andrea Leadsom

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Twenty-seven member states cannot even organise a takeaway curry, let alone what they are going to do on free trade deals with the rest of the world.
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Marriage in the biblical sense is very clearly - from the many, many Christians who wrote to me on this subject, in their opinion - can only be between a man and a woman.
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Along with 'normal' people in this country, I'm sick and tired of political correctness.
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I want to live in a Britain where there is a shared belief in freedom and democracy, and equal rights for men and women.
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I want to live in Britain with a sense of humour - where there are no groups whose life choices are 'above' criticism.
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I see myself as, one, an optimist, and two, a member of a huge family, and that's important to me.
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My kids are a huge part of my life.
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I believe that the love of same-sex couples is every bit as valuable as that of opposite-sex couple.
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I absolutely am a Christian, and I am very proud of it.
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My CV, as I've presented it, is exactly accurate.
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I truly believe we can be the greatest nation on Earth.
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Neither we nor our European friends need prolonged uncertainty, and not everything needs to be negotiated before Article 50 is triggered and the exit process is concluded.
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The E.U. referendum didn't cause divisions, but it certainly did reveal them. Many people are shocked at the result, but they really shouldn't be. What I would like to say to them is, please, don't be afraid.
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Too few people in my old field of financial services were ever brought to book for their part in the 2008 crash.
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Decarbonising our energy system is not some abstract regulatory requirement. It is an essential responsibility that we hold towards our children and grandchildren as the only way to effectively counter the threat of climate change.
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However we choose to leave the E.U., let me be clear: we remain committed to dealing with climate change.
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The U.K.'s climate change act was passed by a majority of 463 votes to three. That is really quite extraordinary. The will of parliament has rarely been expressed so strongly and unambiguously.
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I want to live in a Britain whose residents are determined to speak English.
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Individual bankers are rightly being investigated by the police. I and all colleagues in the chamber hope that if criminality is proven, they will go to jail and bear the same brunt of punishment as any other criminal.
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Banks were already seen as greedy and arrogant. They have now reached the depths of humiliation in the wake of the LIBOR manipulation, PPI mis-selling, and bank swaps mis-selling.
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I will do everything in my power to keep the United Kingdom united.
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The U.K. will leave the European Union, freedom of movement will end, and the British parliament will decide how many people come to live here.
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I am a big fan of seeing more women in public life.
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Women have a huge amount to offer. We're not all one homogenous bunch. We've all got different strengths and weaknesses.
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I'd never write off a whole sex.
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At the end of the day, family will always come first.
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I have a passion for support for new families, which Boris Johnson shares.
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I think it is right that government should have passed legislation that requires that relationships and sex education is taught in schools, but at the same time, I also agree that it is right that parents should be able to choose the moment at which their children become exposed to that information.
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For many parents - myself included - I would be extremely happy for my children to grow up finding that their LGBT classmates are exactly the same as them.
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Prosperity should be our goal, not austerity.
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My first task is to show how great we are as a nation - let's banish the pessimists.
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This is, after all, the country that gave the world the rule of law, parliamentary democracy, the right to own property, the English language, and the free market... we are a remarkable people, and we have so much more to give.
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No one needs to fear our decision to leave the E.U. We will do so carefully, reassuring our European friends and those businesses who are worrying about change.
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As an employer, we're not - let's face it: most of us don't employ men as nannies. Most of us don't. Now you can call that sexist; I call that cautious and very sensible when you look at the stats. Your odds are stacked against you if you employ a man.
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I just don't accept the premise that we have any economic issue with voting to leave. I think it's absolutely balanced.
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With every ounce of my heart, my brain, and my experience, I absolutely believe that the bright future for all of our children and grandchildren is when we vote Leave.
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Genuinely, as a mum, all the sunlit uplands are when we leave the European Union.
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I don't think the U.K. should leave the E.U. I think it would be a disaster for our economy, and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty at a time when the tectonic plates of global success are moving.
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Economic success is the vital underpinning of every happy nation.
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The wellbeing we all crave goes hand in hand with economic success.
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The E.U. without Britain is like fish without chips.
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Having children has no bearing on the ability to be PM. I deeply regret that anyone has got the impression that I think otherwise.
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My husband knows who I am. My friends, my family - they know I would never lie.
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I've set up businesses. I've set up charities. I have actually done the work myself.
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I don't work with UKIP. They don't advise me.
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I think, as ever, with a big change like Brexit, it's awakened people's interest in politics.
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I think people will always do have an interest in policy areas, but Brexit is certainly got people talking and thinking and, so, probably more engaged than they would otherwise be.
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I'm passionate about parliament democracy.
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Certainty in politics is never a given.
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