Dominic Raab Quotes

To serve as prime minister while being too mindful of the approval rating is like serving as a prime minister on a roller coaster. What is important, I believe, is that I really act on promises that I make and leave results. Leave a track record and show that to the Japanese public, who will, at the end of the day, I hope, appreciate it.

I'm not serving in the same party as Boris Johnson. He's proved that he's incapable of holding high office, never mind being prime minister. He's not true to what he believes in.

Being prime minister is not a job to be performed with an eye for the exit.

The duty of responsibility placed on any MP is one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed and I for one don't believe the Conservative Party would abuse that trust by selecting someone who did not have the goods to do the job, just for the sake of media coverage.

I mean, that's a sad day in America when you're recalled because you did what you said you were going to do, and the public voted you in to do that.

The President is accountable only to the country.

Politicians can’t just point to problems. They need to propose solutions.

The public, by and large, trusts its leaders not only to tell the truth, but to get the job done. When they don’t get the job done, they get punished, and when they don’t get the job done and it comes out that they lied, they’re in really serious trouble. This is what happened to [Lyndon] Johnson and it’s what happened to [George W,] Bush. If you’re going to tell a lie, make sure the policy works out.

Trust is not something that's given because you win an election; it's something you have to earn.

The way Bhagwant Mann was reprimanded by Kejriwal at the time of his being made state president - with the condition that if he's found drinking he will be removed from the party's top post, and later Mann saying that he will step down if caught drinking - was not the right way of saying things.

The president has to have the trust, earn the trust, maintain the trust of people in order to lead. And there's nothing that will lose it quicker than a sense that he's in it for a quick buck.

I think it's time for the Prime Minister to stop making excuses and to start governing.

By definition, as a Prime Minister I cannot be a liar.

These are matters of life and death for our country and its people, and we deserve answers from Hillary Clinton.

Restoring accountability will be one of the major priorities of our new government. Accountability is what ordinary Canadians, working Canadians, those people who pay their bills, pay their taxes, expect from their political leaders.

I think Evan Bayh directly should answer to the many Hoosiers I've spoken with who have questions about his ethical practices, or lack thereof, when he served in the United States Senate.

I cannot be expected to behave like a film star when I have decided to serve my people. They have voted for me with expectations, and I cannot take them for granted.

When Tony Abbott was prime minister, I could get straight answers. I didn't always like what he had to say, but he stuck to it.

MPs put ourselves at the behest of the British people, certainly, but we are not infallible or devoid of sensitivity.

It's absolutely right that we scrutinise the leaders who after all are going to be in a position of great power.

I believe that politicians should implement the promises that they've given in manifestos.

Politicians can and should be held accountable for their choices.

The politician is your best friend - he always wants to be there when he's asking for your vote. But then, often, he doesn't have time for you when he gets into office. To me, it's the opposite. They should listen to you more when they're actually in office.

Anyone standing for leader of the Labour party has a responsibility to speak truth, because without that we will never win power.