I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation.

I don't want to be Prime Minister of England, I want to be Prime Minister of the whole of the United Kingdom.

When you’re taking the country through difficult times and difficult decisions you’ve got to take the country with you. That means permanently trying to make the argument that what you’re doing is fair and seen to be fair.

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

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

I mean UKIP, I mean it's just a sort of, you know, bunch of fruitcakes and loonies and closet racists, basically.

I intend to end the something for nothing culture