We cannot go on as we are with 2.6 million people on incapacity benefit, 500,000 of them are under 35. Are we really saying there are half a million people in this country under 35 who are simply too ill to work? I don’t think that’s right.

I intend to end the something for nothing culture

It [European Union] has kept the peace in Europe. Countries used to fight and now they talk. We should be attached to that.

I want the European Union to be a success. And I want a relationship between Britain and the EU that keeps us in it.

I'll be explaining that Britain will be leaving the European Union, but I want that process to be as constructive as possible. And I hope the outcome can be as constructive as possible because of course while we're leaving the European Union, we mustn't be turning our backs on Europe.

There are three things about Barack that really stand out for me: strength, moral authority, and wisdom. ... He has pressed the reset button on the moral authority of the entire free world.

The legacy of Mandela is to have brought the country together... South Africa can be one of the success stories of the 21st century.