Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Priti Patel

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British politician Priti Patel.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Priti Patel

Priti Sushil Patel is a British politician who has served as Home Secretary since 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, she was Secretary of State for International Development from 2016 to 2017. Patel has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Witham since 2010. She is ideologically on the right wing of the Conservative Party; she considers herself to be a Thatcherite.

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Finding out whether I had made the grades for my first choice university course or whether I needed to rethink my future was terrifying.
As the great advocates of trade and liberal markets, Conservatives should guide our country through the transition from being one of twenty-eight in the E.U. to a strong, sovereign and independent country.
To deliver Brexit you must believe in it. — © Priti Patel
To deliver Brexit you must believe in it.
My father set up his first business in the 1970s so that he could support his family.
I campaigned for Brexit because I have always believed that Britain would be stronger, more prosperous and secure outside of the E.U.
The Tory party is at is strongest when it is in tune with the hopes and aspirations of Britain's hard-working, law-abiding majority, and when it governs through clear Conservative principles.
The British public cannot be treated like fools.
Free to set our own laws, Brexit should act as a catalyst for a new era of prosperity for an outward-looking U.K. ambitious in removing barriers to trade, enterprise and economic growth.
With a post Brexit economic policy that sets our economy and country on the right track, with new freedoms, the U.K. will exercise greater fiscal flexibility and regulatory reform to transform our country into a dynamic engine of prosperity, job creation and growth.
You don't have to be a political insider to know that Parliament, along with parts of the Government, has colluded in sabotaging Brexit.
Free trade is the way to bring jobs and prosperity.
The challenges of delivering more housing so people can enjoy the benefits of home ownership and improving standards and choice in public services can also be met with a strong Conservative policy agenda.
We are not some small landlocked European country who needs the E.U. to make decisions for us or protect us from competition. — © Priti Patel
We are not some small landlocked European country who needs the E.U. to make decisions for us or protect us from competition.
Budgets can make or break reputations and governments.
If you work hard, no career should be off-limits.
Crime and violence are a threat to the freedom and liberty people should enjoy and to our orderly way of life.
For centuries our wealth has come from our ambition, entrepreneurial skills and global reach.
The E.U. must see us prepare for life outside of the E.U. without a deal for them to take us seriously.
The countries that succeed will be those that are nimble and able to use their human capital to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.
Only Boris Johnson will get the best Brexit deal for Britain, defeat Jeremy Corbyn's divisive shambles of an opposition, and govern the United Kingdom in the national interest.
We can do a much better job free of protectionist Europeans.
In a world of serious threats to the U.K. and to global stability, where we see violence and conflict pulling people back into poverty, international terrorism, migration crises, children dying from preventable diseases and global environmental concerns on the rise, Britain's leadership on the world stage is more important than ever.
There is so much for the U.K. to be proud of - a world-class, modern economy and a free, fair and tolerant society.
Britain is a proud nation of entrepreneurs, and small businesses are the backbone of our economy.
The public wants to know that their political leaders will stay true to the promise made to them that Brexit means Brexit.
We are a global power, active and responsible on the world stage. This will never change.
Britain has a long and proud record of welcoming migrants. They have made many positive contributions to our economy. But the impact of uncontrolled immigration from the E.U. has placed new pressures on our country.
We must stand firm against the Left's nationalisation obsession.
I know the value and significance of trading opportunities and have seen myself from Americas to the Far East the power of trade and open markets.
Our young people are some of the most dynamic and determined in the world.
I want the country to be proud of our police.
Too many communities are living in fear as violent crime rises. So we need to reform our justice system to keep our streets safe and protect the law-abiding majority. That means putting an end to soft sentences and punishing offenders by keeping them behind bars so that the public can be protected and the offenders can be rehabilitated.
The American Revolution was sparked by a series of taxes and tariffs on tea. More recently, the Thatcher and Reagan 'revolutions' were rooted in overturning the status quo - excessive taxation - to empower the individual and encourage a free society and prosperous economy.
Revolutions about taxation have shaped our history.
As David Cameron so brutally found out in 2015-16, there is limited appetite in Brussels to be helpful or flexible towards Britain.
We all have legitimate concerns over the way our personal data is used and stored and it is right that there are protections to stop the theft and manipulation of our private information.
The European Union is becoming more economically feeble every year.
Conservatives in Government must make the case that lowering the tax burden boosts economic growth and leads to an increase in tax revenues. — © Priti Patel
Conservatives in Government must make the case that lowering the tax burden boosts economic growth and leads to an increase in tax revenues.
The Withdrawal Agreement - Theresa May's flagship policy, devised and drafted by Brussels, endorsed and supported by the entire Government machine - marks the surrender and capitulation of our country. If it were to become U.K. law, it would represent a national humiliation.
London is the only true global capital market in Europe and E.U. companies still need access our large liquid markets.
When Secretary of State for International Development, it was my mission to ensure that every taxpayer pound was spent to serve those in need, and met U.K. development objectives.
The Single Market and Customs Union is not a true 'free' market. It is designed to suit the E.U. insiders, not the U.K.
No country has left the E.U. since Greenland in 1985 and no one believes that delivering what the people voted for will be a walk in the park, so it's important that the person ultimately chosen by the party membership is tried and tested, capable of making tough decisions and can lead a team negotiating with E.U. institutions.
Britain's place in the world is one uniquely suited to thriving in the complex new reality of global politics. We are a key anchor of a rules-based system in international affairs that many across the globe look to for stable and effective governance and leadership. We are a beacon that shines brightly the light of freedom and democracy.
When it's well managed, migration works in the national interest, for our communities, economy and country.
For too long, our nation has relied on low interest rates rather than undertaking the necessary long term necessary economic reforms.
We can be a free and independent country and will prosper if given a proper chance.
The purpose of Conservative Budgets is to empower the British people and revitalise the country. — © Priti Patel
The purpose of Conservative Budgets is to empower the British people and revitalise the country.
Our destiny is as a global beacon of free trade and we cannot deliver that while bound to the declining E.U. and its protectionist Customs Union.
On the Left, there is an emerging nostalgia on for renationalisation as a panacea for all our economic challenges. Every train fare increase, water price rise or electricity rate change triggers a well-orchestrated hue and cry for our essential infrastructure to be taken back into public hands.
Whether it was in the 1980s under Margaret Thatcher, the 1950s under Churchill and Macmillan or in the early days of the Cameron administration, when our party has spoken for the people we have won.
With a true Brexiteer at the helm, Parliament will have to start reflecting public opinion rather than flying in the face of it.
Magna Carta and the Civil War were about the power to tax.
Since the start of the Thatcher economic and fiscal reforms the U.K. economy has expanded five-fold.
Our police officers are on the front line of a battle to maintain control of our streets.
Here in the U.K., our government is committed to building a society that works for everyone - not just a privileged few. We must do exactly the same abroad.
We have legislated to protect the public from tax rises and guarantee incomes for pensioners, so enshrining in law more protections for consumers, commuters and investors is possible. Enshrining these rights into law would mean that any future government which wanted to reverse this would have to go through the primary legislative process.
I know at first-hand the importance of hard work and the value of work experience.
Geoffrey Howe's Budget of 1981 is remembered for transforming the economy and delivering economic freedoms to families and businesses.
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