Top 15 Sajid Javid Quotes

I remember vividly being called a 'Paki bastard' in the school playground. Like Sayeeda, and so many others, I know what it's like to face prejudice – as a child, in the workplace and in politics. I pay tribute to all those calling out discrimination wherever they see it. We will only defeat racism by working together.

We will leave on 31 October.

I want ... to start to end the snobbishness in some quarters about the quality and importance of a vocational education.

We're seeing volatility in the figures and one of the best ways to actually end this volatility is to bring certainty around Brexit and make sure we leave on 31 October.

We want to get a good deal that abolishes the anti-democratic backstop. But if we can't get a good deal, we'll have to leave without one. This additional £2.1bn will ensure we are ready to leave on 31 October - deal or no-deal.

With 92 days until the UK leaves the European Union it's vital that we intensify our planning to ensure we are ready

[The US president endorsed a] vile hate-filled organisation that hates me and people like me

If we got to end of October and the choice was between no deal or no Brexit, I'd pick no deal.

Anyone who takes drugs should be thinking about how they are not just hurting themselves, but about how they are destroying so many countless lives along the way

[T]he British people's frustration and the need to make good on the referendum have never been greater

One nation is a term that was coined by a prime minister who was a bit of an outsider. Pick a prime minister who is also a bit of an outsider.

[W]e will not beat the Brexit Party by becoming the Brexit Party

the British people's frustration and the need to make good on the referendum have never been greater

first and foremost, we must deliver Brexit

I've asked my officials to work closely with the police and intelligence agencies to urgently review the case for exercising this power in relation to Syria, with a particular focus on Idlib and the north east. Anyone who is in these areas without a legitimate reason should be on notice.