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Genau der richtige Mann, den die CDU/CSU-Fraktion jetzt braucht. Er kennt die Fraktion aus dem Effeff.

Exactly the right man that the CDU/CSU faction needs now. He knows the faction inside out.

Es brauche eine politische Debatte darüber, wie man die Alpwirtschaften schützen könne.

There needs to be a political debate on how to protect alpine agriculture.

Wenn die uns bloss helfen könnten, diese Krise zu überbrücken.

If only they could help us bridge this crisis.

Man dürfe jetzt nicht in Panik geraten und Kühe verkaufen, die noch gar nicht auf die Schlachtbank gehörten.

One should not panic and sell cows that are not yet meant for slaughter.

So trocken wie dieses Jahr war es hier oben noch nie.

It has never been as dry up here as it is this year.

Wenn es nicht bald regnet, werden immer mehr Bauern ihre Alp verlassen.

If it doesn't rain soon, more and more farmers will leave their alpine pastures.

Also, da gibt es wirklich keinen Anlass, mit solchen Leuten in Gespräche zu treten.

So, there is really no reason to engage in talks with such people.

Keinesfalls. Da sind wir sehr, sehr klar in unserer harten Abgrenzung.

By no means. We are very, very clear in our hard distinction.

Als Union, und insbesondere auch als CDU, haben wir einen klaren Unvereinbarkeitsbeschluss, der inhaltliche Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD genauso wie mit der Linkspartei ausschließt.

As a union, and especially as the CDU, we have a clear incompatibility resolution that excludes substantive cooperation with the AfD as well as with the Left Party.

Until the country was spending what it needed to spend on defence, I would keep making that case from the backbenches.

To take another role now, in another department, would suggest that it has.

The argument I resigned over has not yet been settled.

I said so publicly and I still stand by every word.

This Labour Government must succeed – for the good of our country. I will be working every single day to help deliver for the British people.

Our immigration system is also about people. That is why compassion must sit alongside firmness, striking the right balance to protect our country, support our economy, and uphold confidence in the system.

Every decision I made in the Home Office began with my top priority: our national security.

For me, service has always meant putting the country first, and I’m proud to have approached the role with that principle at its heart.

Any solution must include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and upholding the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.