Philip Hammond Quotes
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Nobody is suggesting that the NHS doesn't have to reform, nobody is suggesting that it doesn't have to become more efficient, that productivity growth doesn't have to become positive … The only difference is that in health, because of the demographic pressure, the savings will all – and more – have to be reinvested in delivering more healthcare.
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Negotiating with the Taliban must be done from a position of strength. Negotiating from a position of weakness would be a disaster.
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There is a real sense of anger among many people who are married that the government, any government, thinks it has the ability to change the definition of an institution like marriage.
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I hope history will judge us to have tackled the problem effectively and delivered a sustainable future for Britain's public services.
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The North Koreans or Chinese may have a million men in uniform but it's about how you perform.
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We have to demonstrate to the public that our commitment is protecting public services in the face of a spending contraction which is inevitable.
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We ask the military to be in a position that, if we ask them to do a task, they are absolutely able to do it for us.
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We understand that Israel has concerns, we understand that Hamas has concerns. We are not saying we’re not interested in those.