Quotes from Penny Mordaunt

Our defence capabilities are critical to securing our interests and guarding our way of life, and they must be properly funded.

The Iraq Historic Allegations Team, or IHAT, was established with honourable intentions. But, of the many thousands of allegations put to IHAT, only a small proportion merited full investigation, and only a handful might lead to a prosecution. Some claims were entirely spurious.

Protecting the peace of those who have lay their lives on the line for our nation is my personal priority.

Get things right for disabled people and you get it right for all, for the whole of society. Not just figuratively, but in reality.

Whatever and whoever you care about depend on freedom, on democratically elected and accountable people working to further your interests.

If the Royal Navy and wider defence is to deliver on the ambitions of our country, we must tackle the inadequate funding and political thinking that undermine the best armed forces in the world.

Discrimination, hate crime and worse are widespread.

The work we do - the breadth, depth and quality of it, the soft power we wield and the contribution we make to the health, wealth and prosperity of the U.K. and the world - should be a source of uncontroversial national pride.

Holding hands is such a simple, tender gesture - there should be no barrier to people loving who they want to love and being able to express that in public.

I am optimistic that many, when choosing where to buy their lunch, will settle on the sandwich chain which a map, or possibly an app, says has committed to providing disabled access in all its outlets.

Service Personnel and their families no longer should have to endure the stress of pursuing lengthy claims in court.

London Fashion Week is always an exciting time because of the way it pushes boundaries, giving us a glimpse of what the future could look like.

An approach to foreign aid which is fit for the 21st Century is a win for the developing world, and a win for the U.K. too.

Equality means allowing people to achieve their full potential - for themselves and for their country.

Unless we enable every one of our citizens to reach their full potential, our Nation never will.

Our quality of life and our way of life is dependent on the Royal Navy and the other Armed Forces.

The British public are kind and generous, have buckets of common sense, and value fairness. We are known for it; other nations sometimes take the micky out of us for it.

We are committed to bringing forward proposals to end the abhorrent practice of conversion therapy.

A thousand years of uninterrupted British sovereignty has taught us one thing. If change isn't allowed to be a process, it becomes an event.

Modern threats, like terrorism, disease and organised crime have no respect for borders.

There are dangers to riding the tiger of populism.

Through U.K. aid, we will help developing countries to crack down on money laundering and gather more tax - which will reduce their need for our help in the long term.

We must work together, across nations and sectors. Only then will we consign the hideous crime of slavery to the history books.

Having been an aid worker myself, I know the power of aid.