Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

I think it is right that government should have passed legislation that requires that relationships and sex education is taught in schools, but at the same time, I also agree that it is right that parents should be able to choose the moment at which their children become exposed to that information.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

Decarbonising our energy system is not some abstract regulatory requirement. It is an essential responsibility that we hold towards our children and grandchildren as the only way to effectively counter the threat of climate change.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

Hunting is alive and well, and so it should be.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

One of my own kids was in a class with a friend who had two mums, and that was absolutely normal right from a very young age. I think it's important that we absolutely accept equality in every area whilst at the same time respecting that parents may have concerns about how young their children are when they become aware of these things.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

With every ounce of my heart, my brain, and my experience, I absolutely believe that the bright future for all of our children and grandchildren is when we vote Leave.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

Having children has no bearing on the ability to be PM. I deeply regret that anyone has got the impression that I think otherwise.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

My Twitter feed is polluted with vitriolic personal abuse, much of it gendered. Like almost all female Members of Parliament, I have both seen and experienced inappropriate and sexist behaviour.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

I am a passionate, pragmatic, and positive believer in Brexit, and with my three-step plan, we can decisively leave the E.U.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

I just don't accept the premise that we have any economic issue with voting to leave. I think it's absolutely balanced.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

I envisage there being absolutely no regulation whatsoever - no minimum wage, no maternity or paternity rights, no unfair dismissal rights, no pension rights - for the smallest companies that are trying to get off the ground, in order to give them a chance.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

By cutting the red tape that comes out of Brussels, we will free our farmers to grow more, sell more, and export more great British food whilst upholding our high standards for plant and animal health and welfare.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

What I'm suggesting is making an offer to the E.U. for things that were already agreed in the withdrawal agreement that will enable us to leave with a managed exit.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

Parliament's centuries of history have been overwhelmingly dominated by men, but things are changing.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

A century after some women first got the vote, we are upping the pressure for change to consign Parliament's legacy of inequality in the past.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

There are so many double standards that seem to be applied only to female MPs. I've had infinite comments about what I'm wearing when the focus should be on what I'm saying.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

I wholeheartedly believe that same-sex couples have as valid a relationship with their partner as do heterosexuals. I also believe that in the eyes of the state, we all deserve to be treated equally.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

I have deep sympathy with the hundreds of my constituents who fear that legislation for same-sex marriage will profoundly encroach - although this may be unintended - on their right to live according to their faith.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

We in the so called 'Western civilisations' have so much to learn from other cultures, and they would stand to gain so much by learning from ours. We don't have all the answers - far from it... but nor do any other culture or religion.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

If the government has any courage, it will punish those at the top of failed banks. Accountability is critical in every area of human endeavour - there has to be a penalty for failure; otherwise, it's only a matter of time before the economic pain our banks have caused to so many innocent businesses and homeowners is forgotten.

Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom

I want to be crystal clear that everyone has an equal stake in our society and in the future of our country. That is what I believe, and it is what I have always believed.