If the price of continuing my political career is to be complicit in a really bad thing then that’s not a price I’m prepared to pay. David Gauke Read Quote
If Northern Ireland is in one customs regime and the Republic of Ireland is in another, why won’t a customs border be necessary, just as happens with every other land border of this type? David Gauke Read Quote
I wouldn’t want the country to be faced with a choice in 2024 between a discredited Conservative party that has inflicted unnecessary destruction on our economy versus a semi-Marxist Labour party. People would be left with such a terrible choice. David Gauke Read Quote
Offenders who commit crime in prison have a disruptive and often devastating impact on the prospects of those who are trying to turn their lives around and who see prison as a pivotal turning point in their lives. David Gauke Read Quote
A willingness by politicians to say what they think the public want to hear, and a willingness by large parts of the public to believe what they are told by populist politicians, has led to a deterioration in our public discourse. David Gauke Read Quote
There is one stark fact facing us: three quarters of all crime that results in a caution or sentence happens because of reoffending. We must be fearless in dealing with this. David Gauke Read Quote
I want the United Kingdom to be the best place in the world in which to grow old. By ensuring that as many as possible have the opportunity to build up a decent private income for later life we will be well on the way to achieving this. David Gauke Read Quote
For the offenders completing these short sentences whose lives are destabilised, and for society which incurs a heavy financial and social cost, prison simply isn’t working. David Gauke Read Quote
Loose talk about no deal has given credibility to the simplistic slogans of the Brexit party and resulted in millions voting for them. David Gauke Read Quote
Where ex-offenders are genuinely trying to turn a corner and live free from crime, it is vital we do all we can to support them. David Gauke Read Quote
