Esther McVey

That is what we should be doing: liberating everyone's potential, whether it's a self-made individual, whether it's someone taking the university route, whether it's the apprenticeship route. They are all equal and good and worthwhile. ”

Success isn't anything to do with being lucky. It's knowing what you want, taking the necessary action, and believing you can achieve anything you set your mind to. ”

I've met people at the top of companies like Accenture who started off in McDonald's. ”

People who have been successful in business have a huge amount to offer young people who are just starting out. ”

For too long, people have had to neutralise or lose their accent out of fear of prejudicial treatment or to fit in. This has then led to a lack of regional accents, which has allowed this lazy stereotyping and prejudicial attitudes to prevail. ”

I was raised in inner-city Liverpool, the first in my family to go to university. ”

Politicians themselves, every one of us, has a responsibility to make sure that we send out a message that it is a good place to work, that it is positive, that you are transforming people's lives. ”

People no longer have one job for life, so it is right that younger generations adapt. ”

Life is about hard work and getting on with things. ”

You wouldn't try and make a cake without a recipe book. Careers are just the same. ”