I like democracy. I like to be able to throw out my political leaders when they get things wrong, and we don't get to do that with Brussels.

Warm congratulations to my friend Barack Obama. Look forward to continuing to work together.

I am just not a great fan of the Piers Morgan format. I would rather do something a bit more substantial.

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.

Government has the power to help improve well-being

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

The last thing I'd say is that you can achieve a lot of things in politics. You can get a lot of things done. And that, in the end - the public service, the national interest: that is what it's all about. Nothing is really impossible if you put your mind to it. After all, as I once said: I was the future once.