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Nicky Morgan

Profession : Politician

Birth : October 10, 1972

Whether it's in health and education, or the quality of local infrastructure, there's no doubt that a chasm exists between various parts of the U.K.

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Actions speak a whole lot louder than President Trump's words and tweets.

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Many Conservatives believe that our conference needs to show the Conservatives retain a reputation for competence, a strong commitment to market economics and how that benefits everyone, and how Brexit is not going to drag us to a point where a Corbyn-led government becomes a reality.

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I don't subscribe to this view that the far-right is somehow in control of the Conservative party from top to toe.

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At the end of the day, any political party wants to see an increase in membership.

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You can never make an assumption about the conversation you are about to have with somebody. People will always surprise you, which is what keeps you on your toes.

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It would be wrong to say immigration holds results back or affects overall qualifications ultimately. But at the start of primary school, especially, it means that teachers have to tailor their lessons, to spend longer with pupils who have English as a second language.

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Children being groomed to travel abroad or disagree with British values could happen anywhere.

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We have got schools that can absolutely stand on their own two feet, and I think that's what we should be doing as Conservatives.

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At the end of the day local authorities are responsible for economic growth in their area. They don't buy and sell businesses, they don't build businesses, what they do is work to attract businesses their area, through a combination of things.

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If people think that local elections are won or lost on local education matters, that isn't happening.

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I think sometimes people will look at the 'X Factor' winners or they will look at reality TV shows and they will think actually you can have instant success, fame, money overnight.

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When I go in and talk to students about being a Member of Parliament, I say to them it took me 21 years from joining the Conservative Party as a 16-year-old to being elected as a Member of Parliament for the first time in Loughborough. It's a long journey, but the rewards when you get there, the feeling of accomplishment is huge.

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What I want to see in teacher training is more talk about character education and getting teachers to really think about it. We have been careful not to define what we mean by character but we think the best schools and the best teachers know how they build strong, resilient young people.

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Often parents themselves will not have liked education and may not have done well in education. But actually we need to explain to them what education can do for children.

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We have to be ambitious for our young people.

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We will expect every pupil by the age of 11 to know their times tables off by heart, to perform long division and complex multiplication and to be able to read a novel. They should be able to write a short story with accurate punctuation, spelling and grammar.

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I'm not sure a pain-free Brexit is possible.

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I don't want to see the City lose its pre-eminence as the best place in the world to do business.

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Brexit is so extraordinary in so many ways.

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