The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.

I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.

I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan.

Autism is a very serious condition.

No other chancellor in the long history of the office has felt the need to pass a law in order to convince people he has the political will to implement his own Budget.

China is absolutely one of the biggest players in the world and if Britain wants to be connected to the world it has to be connected to China.

We want people to have a stake in the British economy so I am in favour of actually encouraging people to have small shareholdings and feel they've got a stake in our economic future.