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

Nelson Mandela was a towering figure in our time; a legend in life and now in death - a true global hero.

What we’re putting forward is the most radical reform of the welfare state… for 60 years. I think it will have a transformative effect in making sure that everyone is better off in work and better off working rather than on benefits.

If we are going to try to get across to the poorest people in the world that we care about their plight and we want them to join one world with the rest of us, we have got to make promises and keep promises.

It is nonsense that people shopping online in some parts of Europe are unable to access the best deals because of where they live. I want completing the single market to be our driving mission.

Britain is characterized not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness.

It would be wrong to suggest that Scotland could not be another such successful, independent country.