Grant Shapps

I went to Manchester poly for two years.

— Grant Shapps

We are the workers' party. We are the party of the hard working individual.

— Grant Shapps

Things don't always go according to plan. That's life and that's government.

— Grant Shapps

No government can maintain the public's confidence if it is outwardly split.

— Grant Shapps

I think he would care if you were a good person, if indeed there is a god.

— Grant Shapps

I was so glad when geek went from being a bad word to a good word.

— Grant Shapps

I always think there's some value in saying no with a smile.

— Grant Shapps

Representing the people of Welwyn Garden City makes me intensely proud.

— Grant Shapps

If there is a moment when it is possible to intervene in the chaotic life of a homeless person, it is when…

— Grant Shapps

We'll always focus on creating a society where people who work hard and want to get on in life are rewarded.

— Grant Shapps

Of course homelessness has many causes and the solutions are often frustratingly complex.

— Grant Shapps

It's almost impossible to get the outside world to take any notice of homelessness at all.

— Grant Shapps

I believe that overall if you want a growing economy what you have got to have is sufficient flexibility to allow that…

— Grant Shapps

We may forget it, among the glitz of the Christmas lights, but capitalism can be a profoundly moral force.

— Grant Shapps

I want to reignite the idea of community with a positive conservatism in which the word 'development' has a new connotation, kind…

— Grant Shapps

I've always been tenacious. I don't let go of things until I think it's fixed. On the other hand I'm a fairly…

— Grant Shapps

Struggling to start a small business is all-encompassing. It is a 24-hour job that places strain on those involved. As well as…

— Grant Shapps

One of my priorities is getting the trains to run on time, and as a commuter myself I understand all too well…

— Grant Shapps

Most people don't get the chance to do whatever their dream in life was. I have ended up doing exactly what I…

— Grant Shapps

There should be a way of saying to people 'thank you very much, it has not worked out but here is a…

— Grant Shapps

I believe that investing in welfare is crucial - but I also believe that it only works if you're getting help to…

— Grant Shapps

Fighting poverty is nothing new for the Conservative Party, but during the 1980s the emphasis placed on individualism and prosperity was sometimes…

— Grant Shapps

I absolutely believe that we're the workers' party. We are the party that has always been at the forefront of the big…

— Grant Shapps

One of the cruellest things of all is to have a huge deficit in this country, meaning that everyone's children will be…

— Grant Shapps

For anyone who has found it easy to conceive, it is perhaps hard to imagine how IVF can become all-encompassing in someone's…

— Grant Shapps

I did not have a second job while being an MP.

— Grant Shapps

Newspapers in this country are famously independent of politics.

— Grant Shapps

Like all parents, I want to give my kids the best start in life.

— Grant Shapps

Business can be hard. But we need more of it.

— Grant Shapps

I have always been an aviation nerd. I read the magazines.

— Grant Shapps

I think politicians just need to get out in the real world.

— Grant Shapps

The more the government has centralised, the less houses we have built.

— Grant Shapps

Extra homes require additional services and councils have to pick up the tab.

— Grant Shapps

I've always been quite driven so it wasn't like the cancer was my wake-up call.

— Grant Shapps

Businesses, not benefits, are the true ladder of social mobility.

— Grant Shapps

Chemo is properly punishing, and it's hard to do things at the usual level.

— Grant Shapps

A tax is something people pay out of income.

— Grant Shapps

I suspect I have a relationship with my religion which will seem slightly weird to people who don't understand me.

— Grant Shapps

Taxi drivers up and down the country are at the vanguard of the electric vehicle revolution.

— Grant Shapps

Every part of society should honour the debt we owe those who've served our country.

— Grant Shapps