Election Quote by Grant Shapps

“There is a dangerous chasm between what those seeking election claim they could do in office and the stark reality that once in power the real decision-making has long since been sub-contracted elsewhere.”

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

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People like me - who set up a homelessness foundation, worked with all the homeless charities, authored probably six of seven homelessness papers -…

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Look at the growing middle class in India. Small businesses are not just a source of jobs and prosperity: they are the driving force…

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Look, ideally I'd like to have free money to give to everybody. The reality is in government you have to choose and make decisions.

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I think it's absolutely extraordinary that any Conservative MP considered even for one minute installing Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street.

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

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