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

I want to see far more decisions taken far closer to the patients, the passengers and the pupils. Far more power for locally and regionally elected politicians who understand best the needs of their areas. And far more say too for the dedicated staff at all levels in health and education.

Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.

Courage is a peculiar kind of fear.

I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else.

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

I can hardly think of an occasion when I've got into a stand-up fight with any political opponent. I've got my views, people know what they are, they can agree or they can choose to disagree. I'm not going to waste time just rubbishing everybody else.