My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.

I want to win and I want to be in office.

So I'm definitely in favour of stimulating the dynamic wealth creation sectors of the economy.

If gay marriage was OK ... then I saw no reason in principle why a union should not be consecrated between three men, as well as two men; or indeed three men and a dog.

If we judged everybody by the stupid, unguarded things they blurt out to their nearest and dearest, then we wouldn't ever get anywhere.

I'm no communist.I'm a tax cutting Conservative. But I want a capitalism that is fairer to forgotten people.

The volunteering spirit of Londoners is part of what makes this the best big city on earth.