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Iain Duncan Smith Quotes

born 1954 Scotland

Sir George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British politician who served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016.

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We have legislated to leave the EU, with or without a deal. That is what people voted for.

When she gets into negotiations with her European counterparts about trade arrangements, could she remind them that cake exists to be eaten and cherries exist to be picked.

Always leave them wanting more.

The government itself now had a view... which was to remain, and so now we need to change that position and actually deliver on this very clear mandate from the British people.

We have had more than 100 hours in Committee over the past three and a half years. The reality is that, if there is anything about this arrangement that we have not now debated and thrashed to death, I would love to know what it is.

Buried in the fine print, unnoticed by many, is the fact we remain hooked into the EU's loan book. You can't be half in the EU & half out, the problem is the WA. It costs too much & it denies us true national independence.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Iain Duncan Smith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.