To run an effective political party you need a degree of tribalism, it's the glue that holds everyone together.

Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable.

I do think there is a great deal of caricature around the House of Commons. It is just that kind of place.

Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.

I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them.

To run an effective political party you need a degree of tribalism, it's the glue that holds everyone together.

The quicker we get rid of the lobby system the better for all of us. I don't think in this day and age it is tenable to have these nods and winks, and on-the-record and off-the-record briefings.