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Francis Maude [1953-0] British

Rank: 102
Politician, Minister of State for Trade

Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham, PC is a British Conservative politician, who served over 25 years on the front bench in the House of Commons, including posts as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster-General, as well as Member of Parliament representing Horsham in Sussex, and then as Baron Maude of Horsham as Minister of State for Trade and Investment until April 2016.

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It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.		101
We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often we sound like people who think the only good mother is a married mother.	Home	102
It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain.		103
Our party believes in diversity, not uniformity.		104
We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the market research people use as different socio-economic categories and half of our members come from just five of those groups and that is very narrow - too narrow.		105
I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change.	Leadership	106
Our members are very much maligned. Obviously the average age is 60 something, but they all have children and grandchildren, they understand what we need to do, they want to win.		107
If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us.		108
The party at its best has always been a modern party.		109
We need to show that we know and understand and can reflect today's Britain. Today we don't.		110
Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes, that's right: less than 1 per cent.		111
Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive, let alone to succeed.		112
But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer for the country we'll do that.		113
They don't think we're in touch with modern Britain, or understand modern Britain or like modern Britain.		114
For the most part our grassroots members are serious, nice, tolerant people.		115
The problem we have is not Labour, in however it is configured.		116
So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes.		117
We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But we're not. Because too often we've sounded like people who wish they hadn't come here at all.		118
Our party's committed to tackling failing schools and cutting crime.		119
We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary Britain.		120
If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to change.		121

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