Strong views exist on both sides but I believe MPs voting for gay people being able to marry too, is a step forward for our country.

Taken as a whole, Europe's share of world output is projected to fall by almost a third in the next two decades. This is the competitiveness challenge - and much of our weakness in meeting it is self-inflicted. Complex rules restricting our labour markets are not some naturally occurring phenomenon.

If Donald Trump came to visit Britain I think he would unite us all against him.

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

You can be walking down the street for a chat, but until you've got the selfie out of the way, people aren't ready to talk.

Too many people are stuck on sickness benefits because of issues that could be addressed but instead are not, some have drug or alcohol problems, but refuse treatment. In other cases, people have problems with their weight that could be addressed, but instead a life on benefits rather than work becomes the choice.

The world economy is more stable than for a generation ... Our hugely sophisticated financial markets match funds with ideas better than ever before.