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Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad.

Iain Duncan Smith

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Iain Duncan Smith
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children.
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We do need to have a little bit more protection and sensibility around pensioners. They are remarkable. They gave so much. We need to make sure we do our best by them.
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We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.
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By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown.
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All I can say to the others is, 'Look out, we're on our way.
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In Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool there are white gangs that share the same backgrounds - they come from broken homes, completely dysfunctional, mums for the most part unable to cope, the fathers of these kids completely not in the scene.
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I am also incredibly proud of my party because today we have two strong woman candidates going to the country, we will have a women PM and it is the Conservative party yet again leading the way on this and it says to women all over the country you can get to the top.
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Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?
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My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.
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After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.
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Look, I've always said from the word go many years ago that I felt the whole bonus culture, they need to think very carefully about being detached from the rest of the British public.
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A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.
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We have to ensure that our immigration system works in the interests of Britain, enabling us to make a realistic promise to our young school-leavers. It is part of our contract with the British people.
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Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.
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Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.
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I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one.
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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.
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Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most.
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The person that takes over needs to have the skills to manage that ... I believe Andrea [Leadsom] has the edge.
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The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War.
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