We have put over £2bn in the last three years into counter-terrorism and we are developing the electronic border surveillance and identity cards

And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadnt taken every possible step for prevention and then for joint action in the likelihood of those who threaten our lives and our well- being, taking action at the same time.

I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private.

Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe in progressive politics and the beneficial role of government, rather than a detriment.

I must have been a failed football coach in a previous incarnation.

I personally guarantee that now that bear wouldn't get past Dover without being shot.

I did not in late November start the plethora of linking my private life with public events again.