Because I'm a democrat! The will of the people is sovereign.

I am not a British isolationist. I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too.

Edward Heath and Richard Nixon took personal awkwardness with each other to new and excruciating levels.

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.

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.

Our participation in the single market, and our ability to help set its rules is the principal reason for our membership of the EU. So it is a vital interest for us to protect the integrity and fairness of the single market for all its members.

Every time I visit Iraq or Afghanistan I am blown away.