The EU must be able to act with the speed and flexibility of a network, not the cumbersome rigidity of a bloc.

In a race for limited resources, it is the energy efficient that will win the race

Whatever new arrangements are enacted for the Eurozone, they must work fairly for those inside it and out.

Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us. Society is stronger when we make vows to each other and we support each other. I don't support gay marriage in spite of being a conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a conservative.

Today the main, over-riding purpose of the European Union is different: not to win peace, but to secure prosperity.

I want to be the voice of change and hope. I want to confront the big challenges this country faces.

I know the British people and they are not passengers - they are drivers.