To all companies large and small, I would say this: the British economy is fundamentally strong; we are highly competitive, and we are open for business. – George Osborne
Britain is an open and tolerant country, and I will fight with everything I have to keep it so. – George Osborne
It’s normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch. – George Osborne
Nuclear power is cost-competitive with other low-carbon technology and is a crucial part of our energy mix, along with new sources of power such as shale gas. – George Osborne
We need strength and success elsewhere in our country – not by pulling London down but by building the rest of the country up. – George Osborne
I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated. – George Osborne
I had the closest thing I have ever had to an out-of-body experience lying in bed one morning. I turned on the ‘Today’ programme and item four on the news was: ‘The shadow chancellor has ruled himself out of the leadership.’ I lay there thinking that’s interesting, then I realised it was me. – George Osborne
It’s difficult to see how Syria can have any long-term future with Assad there as president. Many people would never return to that country if that were the case. – George Osborne
I think Britain can be one of the great success stories of the 21st century – we’ve got the talent, the drive, the connections around the world. But if we vote to Leave, then we lose control. We lose control of our economy, and if you lose control of your economy you lose control of everything. That’s not a price worth paying. – George Osborne
If we leave the European Union, there will be an immediate economic shock that will hit financial markets. People will not know what the future looks like. – George Osborne
The Conservative party is at its strongest when it’s not the party that says there is no role for government and the state should just get out of the way. That is not a strand of Conservative thinking that, by itself, is enough. – George Osborne
We don’t see a choice between securing growth and investment and raising human rights issues. – George Osborne
The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer. – George Osborne
The wish to pass something on to your children is about the most basic, human and natural aspiration there is. – George Osborne
Providing great schooling is the single most important thing we can do to help any child from a disadvantaged background succeed. It’s also the single most important thing we can do to boost the long-term productivity of our economy. – George Osborne
A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. – George Osborne
There are always ways to make government better, always ways to make sure that the taxes of people are better spent. – George Osborne
We are very supportive of the economic reforms that the Chinese government have talked about. – George Osborne
I don’t want to watch ‘Newsnight.’ I just don’t understand those politicians who genuinely want to watch it for pleasure. – George Osborne