Quote by Theresa May

We campaigned on the fact that we were going to have to take difficult decisions because of the state of the public finances. When we got into government we discovered that actually the public finances were in an even worse state than we thought.

We campaigned on the fact that we were going to have to take

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker, who campaigned for a political position, had initially believed that they would have to make tough choices due to the country's financial situation. However, upon entering government, they discovered that the public finances were in a much worse condition than they had anticipated. The quote implies that the previous understanding of the financial state was incorrect or incomplete, highlighting the challenges and unexpected difficulties the speaker faced in managing the country's finances.

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By Theresa May

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