
People work hard.

You know in my own area of Waltham Forest, we've had many murders as a result of the gang violence and often innocent bystanders get caught up in it.
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The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War.

Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.

Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available.

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that.

All I can say to the others is, 'Look out, we're on our way.

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

There is nothing people can throw at me to say: 'Do this, do that.'

Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?
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The person that takes over needs to have the skills to manage that ... I believe Andrea [Leadsom] has the edge.

A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.

I have two daughters, it really means a lot to me to have two women standing now and being the PM.

Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.