People are increasingly frustrated that decisions taken further and further away from them mean their living standards are slashed through enforced austerity or their taxes are used to bail out governments on the other side of the continent.

Today the main, over-riding purpose of the European Union is different: not to win peace, but to secure prosperity.

Government has the power to help improve well-being

Whatever new arrangements are enacted for the Eurozone, they must work fairly for those inside it and out.

I think in any organisation it's right to set out what you stand for, what you're fighting for and bring that together in one document so that people can see that the modern compassionate Conservative Party is in it for everybody - not just the rich

The economies in Europe that will prosper, are those that are the greenest and the most energy efficient

We believe in a flexible union of free member states who share treaties and institutions and pursue together the ideal of co-operation. To represent and promote the values of European civilisation in the world. To advance our shared interests by using our collective power to open markets. And to build a strong economic base across the whole of Europe.