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

Britain is not in the single currency, and we're not going to be. But we all need the eurozone to have the right governance and structures to secure a successful currency for the long term.

Just as I believe that Britain should want to remain in the EU so the EU should want us to stay.

The well of public opinion has been well and truly poisoned by the Iraq episode.

Britain could make her own way in the world, outside the EU, if we chose to do so. So could any other Member State. But the question we will have to ask ourselves is this: is that the very best future for our country? We will have to weigh carefully where our true national interest lies.

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.

The prime minister says he has a vision for change, well put that to the people of the country.