Andrea Leadsom Quotes

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Andrea Leadsom

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 13, 1963

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 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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My Twitter feed is polluted with vitriolic personal abuse, much of it gendered. Like almost all female Members of Parliament, I have both seen and experienced inappropriate and sexist behaviour.

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Economic success is the vital underpinning of every happy nation.

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I take my responsibilities to this House very seriously.

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Prosperity should be our goal, not austerity.

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We had the biggest democratic exercise, and the majority voted to leave the E.U. It is our duty to make sure we do that.

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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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The reality of government is we are all very busy day-to-day, and often, the discussions about very deeply held views on things - there isn't the time and space to do that.

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I have been very clear for years - leaving the E.U. means leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, taking back control of our money, border, and laws.

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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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Parliament's centuries of history have been overwhelmingly dominated by men, but things are changing.

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The government believes that we will need to take the step of enshrining the Paris goal for net zero emissions in U.K. law. The question is not whether but how we do it.

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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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Like so many of my generation and those younger, I have spent most of my life in the E.U., and my instincts were naturally for reform from within.

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I'm passionate about parliament democracy.

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My kids are a huge part of my life.

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It's an uncomfortable fact that leaving the European Union in a way that is true to the referendum result is becoming harder and harder to deliver.

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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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