Grant Shapps

I like being Jewish and I married a Jewish girl. It's like a way of life and it's good to be able…

— Grant Shapps

When Welwyn Garden City was planned, the workers homes were placed in the east, downwind from the factories in the middle, whilst…

— Grant Shapps

Political shenanigans come and go, yet often what feels like a big deal in Westminster fails to get a mention on the…

— Grant Shapps

When I was starting a small printing shop in Wembley, I vividly remember coming out of the cinema, realising I had spent…

— Grant Shapps

I have probably become a lot more Zionist than I used to be. Jews have a history of being persecuted over a…

— Grant Shapps

MPs are only elected thanks to the help of ordinary members - activists on the ground who traipse the streets, post leaflets…

— Grant Shapps

Labour voted to increase welfare spending again and again, without considering the effect that the spending was having, either on the people…

— Grant Shapps

It's impossible to know precisely what constitutes the right house price but I do know that house prices doubling or even tripling…

— Grant Shapps

It is often said there is a great deal of talent in the Conservative Parliamentary Party. This is true, but too many…

— Grant Shapps

Our brave servicemen and women sacrifice so much for us all - whether they're spending months away from their families and friends…

— Grant Shapps

The reality is that it would be wiser and even kinder for politicians to be responsible about what they claim the NHS…

— Grant Shapps

There is a dangerous chasm between what those seeking election claim they could do in office and the stark reality that once…

— Grant Shapps

All too often affordable housing can be a block on mobility and aspiration, so instead Conservatives will ensure that living in social…

— Grant Shapps

An astonishing disengagement from reality is necessary to actually believe there is something sinister about protecting people's homes from invasion through squatting.

— Grant Shapps

I don't see any reason why society can't function well when people come together in the common interest under our system. In…

— Grant Shapps

By scrapping the government's centrally dictated density targets we'll ensure that the right type of new homes are built where they're needed,…

— Grant Shapps

When eco-towns were first announced we said that we would support environmentally-friendly development where local communities supported the home-building; where infrastructure was…

— Grant Shapps

We need a system where some politicians - who quite rightly respond to the public mood - are prepared to stand up…

— Grant Shapps

People pay their licence fee in this country because people believe that we should have public service broadcast programming. Of course, there…

— Grant Shapps

Our reasons for criminalising squatting are crystal clear - we want to protect the rights of regular hard-working homeowners against the damage…

— Grant Shapps