At the core of the European Union must be, as it is now, the single market. Britain is at the heart of that Single Market, and must remain so.

Fundamental questions are being asked about the future of the Eurozone and therefore the shape of the EU itself. Opportunities to advance our national interest are clearly becoming apparent. We should focus on how to make the most of this, not pursue a parliamentary process for a multiple choice referendum.

All those countries who keep their aid promises should be proud of what they've done

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

On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.

You can be walking down the street for a chat, but until you've got the selfie out of the way, people aren't ready to talk.

It is national parliaments, which are, and will remain, the true source of real democratic legitimacy and accountability in the EU.