Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable and open European Union in which the interests and ambitions of all its members can be met.

The murders in Paris are sickening, we stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press.

The legacy of Mandela is to have brought the country together... South Africa can be one of the success stories of the 21st century.

I've always said, not giving too much away, I'm a believer in having all your stars on the pitch.

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.

Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything. For example, it is neither right nor necessary to claim that the integrity of the single market, or full membership of the European Union requires the working hours of British hospital doctors to be set in Brussels irrespective of the views of British parliamentarians and practitioners.

The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so is society. That is why people are so depressed about the state of our country.