Nick Boles Quotes

Nick Boles

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 2, 1965

A significant number of people will not even contemplate voting Conservative.

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The Conservative Party will only win office on its own when it has established beyond doubt its commitment to the advance of freedom and found the courage to stake its claim as the party that all liberals should vote for.

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Existing MPs, councillors, candidates and party members of liberal views would be encouraged to join. And we could use it to recruit new supporters who might initially balk at the idea of calling themselves Conservative.

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I voted Remain and believe the single market brings significant benefits to the U.K. But I do not believe that it is sustainable for a country as large as ours to stay in the EEA and EFTA indefinitely, with limited say over new single market rules and little control over freedom of movement.

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Parliament will never accept that the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland should be held at the mercy of a Damoclean sword wielded by the E.U.

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We believe it is our duty to deliver on the result of the E.U. referendum while maintaining close economic ties with our closest and largest trading partner.

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Common Market 2.0 delivers on the desire to take back control that underpinned the referendum result. We would leave the political institutions of the E.U. We would no longer be bound by ever-closer union.

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Of course, Common Market 2.0 doesn't give everyone what they want. It isn't perfect. But it is a deal which is negotiable with the E.U., which delivers on the referendum result and which maintains close economic ties.

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When coronavirus first arrived in the U.K., the libertine instincts of our Woosterish Prime Minister seemed out of place. People wanted the reassurance of rules to abide by and an authority figure to obey.

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As his former chief of staff, I can't imagine Boris Johnson felt very comfortable telling the British people to 'stay at home.' But when he finally issued this clear instruction, his popularity went up.

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Paranoia is not a recipe for happiness or health.

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I acted as Boris Johnson's chief of staff for his first few months as Mayor of London in 2008.

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I was elected to Parliament as a Conservative three times, most recently in 2017.

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Boris Johnson has turned the party of Disraeli and Churchill into a vehicle for shrill English nationalism.

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As a one nation government on the side of working people we are determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage receives it.

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Putting an end to poor quality apprenticeship training lies at the heart of our reforms of apprenticeships.

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Politicians have to be straight with people.

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I don't think we have done enough to reassure people about the motives behind economic liberation, that we genuinely believe that you will get better health services or housing or whatever, rather than that our mates who work for private equity will make a ton of money.

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Consumerists want to encourage private providers to compete with public providers because they believe that this will lead to increased efficiency and a more responsive service.

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Collectivists are of the view that pluralism in provision should extend to charitable institutions but not private companies.

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