Figures Chancellor Quotes by Ed Balls

You could get a cheer by saying: 'Let's withdraw from Afghanistan', but I don't think that's where the public's at. It wouldn't be responsible.

— Ed Balls

In 1925, when Britain went back to the gold standard, that was supported by the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Bank of England,…

— Ed Balls

I would love to go on 'MasterChef'. But while I really like cooking, I'm doubtful anyone would ever want to pay for what I'd…

— Ed Balls

Saddam Hussein was a horrible man, and I am pleased he is no longer running Iraq. But the war was wrong.

— Ed Balls

Trying to cut the deficit too far, too fast isn't working. The government must adopt a steadier, more balanced plan to get our deficit…

— Ed Balls

I set myself one task, which was to get Labour on to the front foot, back in the game, making the weather on the…

— Ed Balls

My mobile phone battery runs out all the time because all the messages come straight to me.

— Ed Balls

It was a mistake. On the information we had, we shouldn't have prosecuted the war. We shouldn't have changed our argument from international law…

— Ed Balls

I'm a very loyal person and I allowed myself to be defined as somebody who was doing Gordon's bidding. I should have fought back…

— Ed Balls

What is even more worrying still is George Osborne's breathtakingly complacent response to today's figures. This is a Chancellor who is in total denial.

— Ed Balls

I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive…

— Ed Balls

I think three or four years ago, people would have said my biggest weakness was that sometimes I was awkward on television, with my…

— Ed Balls