Andrea Leadsom: We can get the legislation through and I think we do,...

During my campaign, I had come across a small number of (mostly) young men, who had strongly racist views. They told me they would only vote for a party that was willing to get rid of black and coloured people from this country. What struck me as strange is that they weren't bothered about the thousands of white Europeans arriving from Central and Eastern Europe.

Andrea Leadsom

party men country

I would absolutely commit to holding a vote on the hunting ban - I think it is not proven to be in the interests of animal welfare whatsoever.

Andrea Leadsom

hunting animal thinking

I always make decisions with the facts so I would look to make an early decision with the benefit of the facts.

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benefits decision looks

There's a truly unbelievable story in the paper today, that a young brother and sister... have been turned down for adoption by their own grandparents... If that weren't enough, the siblings are now to be adopted by two complete strangers against the wishes of the grandparents... And as if that weren't enough, the two strangers are a gay couple, who have been selected ahead of several heterosexual couples.

Andrea Leadsom

sibling couple brother

I say to all who are legally here, that you will be welcome to stay.

Andrea Leadsom

welcome

You do not need to be in the single market we do not need that we are the word's fifth biggest economy. Most economies can agree free trade deals within two years the EU is taking 10 years or never at all, why?

Andrea Leadsom

two years needs

I think part of the whole agenda of being open for business is about making sure that people can get here and also get there.

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agendas people thinking

For the second time in history the Conservatives will have a female prime minster, proving that we are not just the greatest but the most progressive party in Britain.

Andrea Leadsom

progressive female party

I made very clear at the time that the love of same sex couples is every bit as valuable as that of opposite sex couples but nevertheless my view actually is that marriage in the biblical sense is very clearly from the many many Christians who wrote to me on the subject in their opinion can only be between a man and a woman.

Andrea Leadsom

couple christian sex

I will not use people's lives as bargaining chips.

Andrea Leadsom

chips use people

I can't possibly put myself in his [Tony Blair's] shoes and be inside his head but what I can say is that the security of the nation is the first duty of any government but at the same time for me going to war would always be the last resort. I would exhaust all other opportunities first.

Andrea Leadsom

government opportunity war

Actually I do believe we need a proper licensed regime that works better and is much more focused on animal welfare.

Andrea Leadsom

animal believe needs

I do want to be very clear: I see our nuclear deterrent as absolutely core insurance for our national security.

Andrea Leadsom

national-security nuclear want

Did we get anything like the sort of reform that would make the EU work better? No. Not even close. And worse, even with the certainty of a UK referendum following the negotiation, it is clear that there was no appetite amongst European leaders for anything more than a few minor concessions.

Andrea Leadsom

negotiation reform leader

I think it's incredibly basic: we have to now deliver all of the huge advantages of trading with the 92 per cent of people in the world who aren't in the EU, so for me that was the final deciding factor.

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finals people thinking

I think it is very difficult for somebody who campaigned to stay in, who thinks there will be disaster if we leave and so on to suddenly turn it around and start believing that we can make a go of it.

Andrea Leadsom

disaster believe thinking

I want to lead a nation where anyone who aims high can achieve their dreams.

Andrea Leadsom

achieve dream want

If you are asking me, am I going to be sort of saying 'oh well 'God's told me to do this and do that' well of course that's not the case.

Andrea Leadsom

oh-well cases asking

I live in a constituency that is quite rural, there are some very successful hunts there that are abiding by the law as it stands now but who are very often pointing out to me the consequences of the need to exterminate vermin, which foxes are, and the consequences of trying to shoot them and winging them and so on.

Andrea Leadsom

successful law trying

I absolutely am a Christian and I am very proud of it.

Andrea Leadsom

proud christian

We can get the legislation through and I think we do, in spite of everything, have a very strong relationship with our EU friends and neighbours and I am absolutely certain that if we needed a couple of extra weeks or something then that would be feasible.