Quotes from George Osborne

I'm not going out to parties every night.

Our message to China is very clear: we want the U.K. to be China's best partner in the West.

I believe in public services.

Of course the Liberal Democrats are going to say things to try and get attention - but I don't think the country is paying much attention.

Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.

Britain has always been a home to the vulnerable, and we've always done what we need to do to help people who are fleeing persecution.

If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again.

I want to see families with lower energy bills.

Brexit is for the richest in our country: they can afford recessions.

I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world.

Britain can only spend what it can afford.

Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.

Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.

The former pension minister, the Liberal Democrat Steve Webb said I was trying to abolish the lump sum. Instead, we are going to keep the lump sum and abolish the Liberal Democrats.

I fought passionately to remain in the E.U., and I warned of the economic risks if we left the E.U.

I want London to be the global sporting capital.

Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.

I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.

It's perfectly reasonable in a coalition between two political parties that you get supporters of those parties you know stressing the things they want to stress.

Printing money is the last resort of desperate governments when all other policies have failed.

Well look, no one takes pleasure from people making money out of the misery of others, but that is a function of capitalist markets.

I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.

The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.

The Internet - central to modern life - provides new ways for our enemies to plan and act against us.