Top 55 Andrea Leadsom Quotes

Over the centuries, the country has looked on as Parliament has faced historic decisions. Even in the most challenging of times, we have pulled together and put our duty above all else.

This is, after all, the country that gave the world the rule of law, parliamentary democracy, the right to own property, the English language, and the free market… we are a remarkable people, and we have so much more to give.

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.

I truly believe in the bright future that awaits us once we leave the E.U.

Being a mum means you have a very real stake in the future of our country.

I am a passionate, pragmatic, and positive believer in Brexit, and with my three-step plan, we can decisively leave the E.U.

I’m passionate about parliament democracy.

By cutting the red tape that comes out of Brussels, we will free our farmers to grow more, sell more, and export more great British food whilst upholding our high standards for plant and animal health and welfare.

The period from conception to two is about the development of a baby‘s emotional capacities. Mum saying, ‘Oh, darling, I love you,’ and singing baby songs and pulling faces literally stimulates the synapses in the brain.

I just don’t accept the premise that we have any economic issue with voting to leave. I think it’s absolutely balanced.

We must give young people and others who cannot find a job a direct and clear incentive to create one for themselves by starting a business.

Along with ‘normal‘ people in this country, I’m sick and tired of political correctness.

Neither we nor our European friends need prolonged uncertainty, and not everything needs to be negotiated before Article 50 is triggered and the exit process is concluded.

What gets you out of bed in the morning? This is a question I’m often asked as a politician. It tends to be closely followed by a dozen other questions about what I’ll do in ‘x’ scenario or whether I’ll resign if ‘y’ happens.

There are so many double standards that seem to be applied only to female MPs. I’ve had infinite comments about what I’m wearing when the focus should be on what I’m saying.

The E.U. referendum didn’t cause divisions, but it certainly did reveal them. Many people are shocked at the result, but they really shouldn’t be. What I would like to say to them is, please, don’t be afraid.

I truly believe we can be the greatest nation on Earth.

I know what we need to get done to leave the E.U. in a smooth fashion – and I also know that we do not need is a lengthy extension.

What I’m suggesting is making an offer to the E.U. for things that were already agreed in the withdrawal agreement that will enable us to leave with a managed exit.

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.

As an employer, we’re not – let’s face it: most of us don’t employ men as nannies. Most of us don’t. Now you can call that sexist; I call that cautious and very sensible when you look at the stats. Your odds are stacked against you if you employ a man.

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

My kids are a huge part of my life.

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.

If I was prime minister, there would be absolutely zero risk that Brexit wouldn’t happen.

I wholeheartedly believe that same-sex couples have as valid a relationship with their partner as do heterosexuals. I also believe that in the eyes of the state, we all deserve to be treated equally.

A century after some women first got the vote, we are upping the pressure for change to consign Parliament’s legacy of inequality in the past.

I want to live in a Britain where there is a shared belief in freedom and democracy, and equal rights for men and women.

I think it is right that government should have passed legislation that requires that relationships and sex education is taught in schools, but at the same time, I also agree that it is right that parents should be able to choose the moment at which their children become exposed to that information.

When women speak out and say there is a problem, the answer is not, ‘No there isn’t.’

The U.K. will leave the European Union, freedom of movement will end, and the British parliament will decide how many people come to live here.

We can restore that vital trust between politics and the people.

Like so many other people in the U.K., I took the chance offered to us in a single question: Should we leave the European Union or remain within it? Following a great deal of thought and thorough analysis, the answer I arrived at was, ‘Yes, we should leave the E.U.’

However we choose to leave the E.U., let me be clear: we remain committed to dealing with climate change.

With every ounce of my heart, my brain, and my experience, I absolutely believe that the bright future for all of our children and grandchildren is when we vote Leave.

I am a very committed Christian. I think my values and everything I do is driven by that.

Prosperity should be our goal, not austerity.

When in doubt, cook a Sunday roast, get the family around you, and you’ll feel fine afterwards.

I would like to pilot a government-led scheme, alongside Help to Buy, to offer a loan to young people on a reasonable income to be able to pay the deposit on a new home and then swap their high rents for a mortgage and actually have a place of their own.

I don’t work with UKIP. They don’t advise me.

No one needs to fear our decision to leave the E.U. We will do so carefully, reassuring our European friends and those businesses who are worrying about change.

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.

I want to be crystal clear that everyone has an equal stake in our society and in the future of our country. That is what I believe, and it is what I have always believed.

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.

What I think we have to be doing is promote the strength of the U.K. working together far stronger, far more than we have done, and I have a number of policy areas that I would use to try and make that happen.

I think people will always do have an interest in policy areas, but Brexit is certainly got people talking and thinking and, so, probably more engaged than they would otherwise be.

At the end of the day, European politicians face the ballot box, as do all of us politicians.

I believe that the love of same-sex couples is every bit as valuable as that of opposite-sex couple.

Individual bankers are rightly being investigated by the police. I and all colleagues in the chamber hope that if criminality is proven, they will go to jail and bear the same brunt of punishment as any other criminal.

Transparency will be at the heart of everything I do – it’s what parliament expects, and it’s what the public deserves.

I think, as ever, with a big change like Brexit, it’s awakened people’s interest in politics.

I want to live in a Britain whose residents are determined to speak English.

Theresa May… is ideally placed to implement Brexit on the best possible terms for the British people, and she has promised she will do so.

Twenty-seven member states cannot even organise a takeaway curry, let alone what they are going to do on free trade deals with the rest of the world.

Having children has no bearing on the ability to be PM. I deeply regret that anyone has got the impression that I think otherwise.