113 Quotes by Chris Grayling

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    I think that far too often we let those who commit crimes in our society off far too lightly.

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    I want prisons to be spartan, but humane, a place people don't have a particular desire to come back to.

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    Are we really going to accept the situation where the government of Lithuania has more power over our trading relationship with the Commonwealth than our government does? That is the reality of the customs union.

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    The Human Rights Convention was written by Conservatives in the aftermath of the Second World War. It was designed to combat the risk of another Holocaust, and to try to stop people being sent to prison camps without trial.

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    I do not believe that as a country we are completely ill-prepared for no-deal Brexit. It is not the optimal solution it is not the best outcome for Britain, we will do much better than people expect.

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    We cannot afford to let Brexit slip away - the political price, the reputational damage to the country is too great.

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    We have to take real steps to break down the culture of benefit dependency and failure which blights too many urban areas.

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    Turkey has a customs union with the E.U. - it still means there are checks on the border between Turkey and the E.U.

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