Crispin Blunt

I strongly believe that we would be amiss to cut ourselves off from Saudi Arabia without expending every effort to avert disaster.

— Crispin Blunt

The aim has got to be to maximize the opportunities for prisoners, having got themselves clean and got themselves some training, to…

— Crispin Blunt

Large numbers have been punished on the basis of a broad and vague definition of terrorism and a worryingly low threshold of…

— Crispin Blunt

I do have a huge debt of gratitude to people who fought for equality.

— Crispin Blunt

Britain's independent possession of nuclear weapons has turned into a political touchstone for commitment to national defense, but this is an illusion.

— Crispin Blunt

The Conservatives as a Brexit party, being very clear about their objectives are almost certainly going to have to go into some…

— Crispin Blunt

Many other countries have tried this and getting businesses to work in partnership in prisons, in prison and with prison labour, and…

— Crispin Blunt

I am disappointed not to receive the endorsement of the Reigate and Banstead Conservative Association's executive council as the Parliamentary candidate at…

— Crispin Blunt

Refusal to engage with the Russian government is not a viable long-term foreign policy option for the U.K.

— Crispin Blunt

There is a growing body of opinion in support of a royal commission. It's not an issue which will go away, because…

— Crispin Blunt

Trump has shown that there are limits to how brutal the maximalists can afford to be.

— Crispin Blunt

European exporters will be paying twice as much duty on stuff they sell to the U.K. because they sell twice as much…

— Crispin Blunt

King Abdullah gives a level of insight that we don't get from our own governments.

— Crispin Blunt

In truth the importance of U.K. airstrikes and the U.K.'s eight additional planes is more political than military. It is in honesty…

— Crispin Blunt

Unity among like-minded liberal democracies is paramount.

— Crispin Blunt

What we have to do is make sure there are prison places for those sent to prison by the courts and we…

— Crispin Blunt

Our unique selling point as a country is global, not regional. Our industries have a pitch to the world, rather than simply…

— Crispin Blunt

I think our leadership is now seized of the fact that we have a problem with the youth vote and it might…

— Crispin Blunt

There is not a shortage of assets in northern Syria but a shortage of targets.

— Crispin Blunt

London Pride is a big event in the global celebration of freedom.

— Crispin Blunt

The creeping optimism that there might be a route to peace in Syria remains constrained by the elephant in the room -…

— Crispin Blunt

Any deeper involvement, including the use of airstrikes against Islamic State positions, will require parliamentary approval. The government anyway needs to get…

— Crispin Blunt

Any initiative involving the green beret - as opposed to special forces - to expand and train a national Libyan military capacity…

— Crispin Blunt

For the government, there is the frustration of not being a full part of the anti-Isis coalition. For ministers to have their…

— Crispin Blunt

The FCO must help Turkey reinforce accountable state institutions, while also developing ties far beyond them: the UK needs a deeper and…

— Crispin Blunt