I'll be explaining that Britain will be leaving the European Union, but I want that process to be as constructive as possible. And I hope the outcome can be as constructive as possible because of course while we're leaving the European Union, we mustn't be turning our backs on Europe.

It's time to place the market within a moral framework - even if that means standing up to companies who make life harder for parents and families.

No treaty should be ratified without consulting the British people in a referendum.

Cap the well, yes, clear up the mess, yes, make compensation, yes absolutely. But would it be right to have legislation that independently targets BP rather than other companies? I don't think that would be right.

I know the British people and they are not passengers - they are drivers.

We need to have a bigger and more significant role for national parliaments. There is not, in my view, a single European demos.

It’s probably the most unpopular policy I’m responsible for. I know it is very unpopular, culling badgers. But I believe it is the right thing to do. You have to make choices as a politician. Sometimes it means doing something you know people don’t like.