Top 6 Gavin Williamson Quotes

They [school strikers] should be learning, they shouldn't be bunking off and it's very irresponsible for people to encourage children to do so.

All children should be in school and not out protesting and anyone who says otherwise is being very irresponsible.

Every parent wants to know their child is getting a great education and I will leave no stone unturned in my drive to deliver that.

We are always influenced by the work that we do. Having worked in manufacturing you are always inspired by it, whether it’s the design that goes into products, the production, the science, the technology.

It’s often described as a cool war that we are entering – I would say it is feeling exceptionally chilly at the moment.

[Williamson speaking to The Telegraph.] Everyone is obsessed with Palmerston and Larry the cat, but in the Whip’s office we have a proper pet. I’ve had Cronus since he was a spider-ling, so I have a very paternal sort of approach. It’s very much the same sort of love and care that I give to my spider as I give to all MPs.