Francis Maude
Francis Maude
Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham, PCis a British Conservative politician, who served over 25 years on the front bench in the House of Commons, including posts as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster-General, as well as Member of Parliament representing Horsham in Sussex, and then as Baron Maude of Horsham as Minister of State for Trade and Investment until April 2016...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 July 1953
gay open party seen time
We've been seen for a long time as a party which hasn't been very open to gay people. That's wrong.
party great-day succeed
Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive, let alone to succeed.
leadership party views
I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change.
party modern idolatry
The party at its best has always been a modern party.
party thinking views
It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.
money overseas
Some of that money may well have been from overseas sources.
home natural people sound today younger
We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary Britain.
britons home millions natural people
We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But we're not. Because too often we've sounded like people who wish they hadn't come here at all.
britain
They don't think we're in touch with modern Britain, or understand modern Britain or like modern Britain.
committed cutting schools tackling
Our party's committed to tackling failing schools and cutting crime.
change people
If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to change.
members tolerant
For the most part our grassroots members are serious, nice, tolerant people.
country people work
But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer for the country we'll do that.
age average children members obviously understand
Our members are very much maligned. Obviously the average age is 60 something, but they all have children and grandchildren, they understand what we need to do, they want to win.