Edward Heath and Richard Nixon took personal awkwardness with each other to new and excruciating levels.

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

Competitiveness demands flexibility, choice and openness - or Europe will fetch up in a no-man's land between the rising economies of Asia and market-driven North America.

Far from being a drag on growth, making our energy sources more sustainable, our energy consumption more efficient, and our economy more resilient to energy price shocks - those things are a vital part of the growth and wealth that we need

You will feel the full force of the law and if you are old enough to commit these crimes you are old enough to face the punishments. And to these people I would say this: you are not only wrecking the lives of others, you are potentially wrecking your own life too.

My question right now would be to Colonel Gaddafi, which is: 'What on earth do you think you are doing? Stop it.'

If you can work and if you're offered a job and you don't take it, you cannot continue to claim benefits. It will be extremely tough.