George Osborne

I don't want to watch 'Newsnight.' I just don't understand those politicians who genuinely want to watch it for pleasure. ”

I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated. ”

I want London to be the global sporting capital. ”

Every day, I genuinely count my blessings. One of the greatest things in life is to do a job you really enjoy. ”

Well can I just say unlike my predecessors, Conservative and Labour, I have set up an independent body that studies whether what I'm saying is true, whether I've met the targets that I set out. ”

I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. ”

I am a social liberal. ”

Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook. ”

Frankly, people buying a home to let should not be squeezing out families who can't afford a home to buy. ”

I want to see families with lower energy bills. ”