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The public are not fools.
As a practising Anglican I go to church on a Sunday.
The state is there to serve the citizen, not the reverse.
Any politician can talk about resuscitating public trust.
Our personal data belongs to us. Government holds it on trust.
We were all elected to try to improve the lives of our constituents.
The ending of irrational fantasies is always going to come as a rude jolt.
The truth is that every trade deal imposes some restriction on sovereignty.
Jeremy Corbyn has shown no ability to provide solutions for Brexit whatsoever.
All political parties, if they are to be successful, have to be broad churches.
I came into parliament to do things, so I don't particularly relish being a rebel.
It is in nobody's interest that groups should find themselves excluded from society.
A no deal Brexit is a proposal so damaging to our future that it cannot be accepted.
A decision as a backbencher to vote against one's party ought not to be taken lightly.
I believe that MPs from all parties must work together to prevent a damaging hard exit.
We do ourselves as politicians no favours if we are seen to peddle unachievable moonshine.
No one is going to thank us afterwards for a Brexit that reduces people's quality of life.
As a politician, I should expect sharp challenge from those who disagree with my decisions.
A Brexit with a poor outcome will damage our country and lead to years of further division.
Of course we should harness IT to strengthen public protection and public service delivery.
As an MP, my first duty is to act in the national interest, regardless of party affiliation.
It is not always easy to balance freedom of expression with the needs of the justice system.
Surveillance legislation passed in good faith has been stretched well beyond its original purpose.
The failure to manage economic migration properly has put further pressure on transport and housing.
I have no doubt that those who campaigned for and voted leave in 2016 did so with honourable motives.
The Government has correctly recognised that this E.U. law cannot all be changed into domestic law at once.
The inexorable rise of the Internet and the citizen journalist presents us all with challenges for the future.
As attorney general I see my role as defender both of press freedom and of the fair administration of justice.
There are, of course, some who demand a no-deal Brexit and threaten to vote for any party that will deliver it.
In a mature democracy any proposed policy should be subjected to a close analysis of its likely benefits and costs.
Putting the Withdrawal Bill in order is an essential step to stability and achieving a reasonable outcome to Brexit.
I worry that there are attempts to push faith out of the public space. Clearly it happens at a level of local power.
The country needs leadership driven by the dictates of national security, not the ebb and flow of political fortunes.
As a mountain walker, one of the most frustrating mistakes one can make in bad weather is taking the wrong route down.
Ultimately, any government is one which enjoys the majority of support of members of Parliament to carry out a policy.
In my brief, home affairs, we have witnessed ministers issue countless dodgy dossiers, fiddle figures and fudge facts.
The principles of conservatism include upholding the rule of law and the United Kingdom's international legal obligations.
No politician can expect to escape criticism for a controversial decision and we have to be robust in justifying what we do.
It's difficult to see how the U.K. can be a member of the E.U. if it's not adherent to the principles set out in the convention.
Investment by any foreign company in any element of the U.K.'s Critical National Infrastructure should receive careful scrutiny.
I do worry about population growth and the preservation of the green belt space but I don't think these are insurmountable problems.
Some in favour of Brexit are so fixated on leaving the E.U., they keep arguing that any attempt to change it is some form of sabotage.
In seeking to counter challenges such as terrorist threats, hostile state activity, or nuclear proliferation, we cannot work in isolation.
Whatever may have been suggested by some Leavers during the referendum it must be clear now that the Brexit process is immensely complicated.
Our schools face immense pressures caused by the different needs and languages of children from immigrant families, particularly in urban areas.
I think politicians should express their faith. I have never adhered to the Blair view that we don't do God, indeed I'm not sure that Blair does.
Most states, for all their rhetoric in favour of free trade, are adept at trying to manipulate markets to protect and advantage their own producers.
Our best hope in meeting the many challenges that Brexit brings for us is being willing to be open-minded about the options we may choose to pursue.
We have collectively to face up to the fact that in the two main political parties there are substantial disagreements on the best form Brexit should take.
There is a certain belief that so long as something is published in cyberspace there is no need to respect the laws of contempt or libel. This is mistaken.