93 Quotes by David Lidington

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    Like anyone from any party who has stood for election, I've often had the depressing experience of meeting an 18- or 19-year-old new voter on the doorstep and being told: 'I'm not interested in voting' or 'none of this matters to me.'

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    Russia and China deride western democracy and deploy both hard and soft power to promote their alternative models of political development.

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    No individual, no organization, no government is above the law.

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    We think it is possible to get the benefits of a customs union but still have the flexibility for the U.K. to pursue an independent trade policy on top of that with other countries outside the E.U.

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    The men and women who work in our prisons are the unsung heroes of the criminal justice system.

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    As Minister for the Cabinet Office, working to maintain the integrity of our Union has been one of my most rewarding responsibilities.

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    Northern Ireland has a unique place in the Union. As the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement enshrined in law, the people of Northern Ireland can be British, Irish or neither.

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    I am the man who stands on the stage spinning plates on the top of poles. Every now and then the PM gives me another plate and I have to keep that going as well.

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