“People who have reached France or other prosperous western democracies...” — Damian Green Quote

“People who have reached France or other prosperous western democracies are still desperate to come to the U.K. Because we live here too, we don't want that desirability to change. So let's have an asylum system that can cope.”

“I proposed a Universal Care Entitlement, which would guarantee a decent level of care to all paid for out of tax.”

“Don't make generalisations about any group of children. For years I have felt angry with those who argue that Shakespeare and the rest of the classic canon are irrelevant to inner-city kids.”

“One of the greatest political delusions of our age was the idea that holding a referendum on our E.U. membership would settle the argument once and for all.”

“Those who spend a significant amount of their time delivering leaflets and knocking on doors for the party are very often the most loyal supporters anyone could ask for.”

“Britain can thrive in the post-Brexit era, but maintaining close links with our neighbours will make a significant contribution to national success.”

“I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum.”

“My own view is that this planet is used as a penal colony, lunatic asylum and dumping ground by a superior civilisation, to get rid of the undesirable and unfit. I can't prove it, but you can't disprove it either.”

“In the 1830s, Dorothea Dix revolutionized the care of people with mental illness by taking them out of jails and caring for them in asylums, later known as state hospitals.”

“It shouldn't be the asylum seekers wondering which country they want go to. It should be Europe telling them where to be, be it Lithuania, Sweden, or wherever.”

“Just previous to the birth of my little son, my mind gave way and my child was born in the asylum for the insane at Stockton, Cal. My boy was buried there.”

“I am utterly serious about ending the scourge of illegal migration and I am determined to do whatever it takes to break the criminal gangs and fix our hopelessly lax asylum system.”