Michael Gove Quotes - Page 3

The promise to use the money we currently send to Brussels and invest it instead on the priorities of the British people - principally in the NHS - and to cut VAT on domestic fuel. With my leadership, it will be delivered.

The promise to leave the European Union, end the supremacy of EU law and take back control of our democracy. With my leadership, it will be delivered.

I will ensure we honour the instructions the British people have given us. I argued for specific changes in the referendum campaign, I believe in them, I will deliver them.

The British prime minister will want to have a strong and positive relationship with European leaders always.

If I'm the British prime minister I won't be dictated to on the timetable or the manner of the negotiations.

The British people rejected politics as usual and government as usual. They want and need a new approach to running this country.

I will lay out my plan for the United Kingdom, which I hope can provide unity and change.

I am delighted by the support I have received from colleagues. It reflects the optimistic message that I've been putting forward.

It was a tough choice [of PM]. I voted for a Scotsman.

Let me first of all congratulate both of the candidates who have made it through - both Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom are formidable politicians and they have fought great campaigns and they deserve to be in the final two.

Whoever the next prime minister of this country will be, it will be a female prime minister and a female prime minister who has formidable skills and I know whichever one of the two wins they will lead this country well.

I'll negotiate with toughness, and with great attention to detail to get the best possible deal for Britain. It's only when we are outside the European Union that we can at last bring those numbers [of migrants] under control in the way that the public want.

I will do everything that is required in order to bring immigration down to a level that is manageable, that the public believe is right.

In particular, I wanted to help build a team behind Boris Johnson so that a politician who argued for leaving the European Union could lead us to a better future.

Boris Johnson is a man of great attributes and great qualities.

I felt we needed someone to lead this country who believed heart and soul in leaving the European Union.

It is a belief in human potential that has guided me through my time in Government.

I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more.

A coalition with Tories and Liberal Democrats together is a golden opportunity to create the sort of planning reform that means not only can we have more environmentally sensitive planning, but we can have more homes and more schools.

Children in dysfunctional homes at risk of abuse are kept in danger for too long because politically correct rules mean we won't challenge unfit parents.

My father had a fishing business in Aberdeen destroyed by the European Union and the Common Fisheries Policy.

I know what it's like to see someone lose their job as a result of the European Union. I saw my father lose his job, I saw his business go to the wall, I saw 24 people who he employed also lose their jobs.

One of reasons I was able to go to university was because of the sacrifices my family made.

Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life.

When I talk to teachers they tell me the things they'd most like from any government are a reduction in bureaucracy, support to help ensure good discipline and a reformed Ofsted.