I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin to see even the Labour machine beginning to understand that it has become over-reliant on targets and processes, that local governments have been over-bossed and bullied.

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

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

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

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

We're all agreed that climate change is one of the greatest and most daunting challenges of our age. We have a moral imperative to act and act now.

What we’re putting forward is the most radical reform of the welfare state… for 60 years. I think it will have a transformative effect in making sure that everyone is better off in work and better off working rather than on benefits.