The one thing I can assure you is that I'm not going to do a Prescott.

As we take stock of this century of achievement, Ulster Unionists have every reason to feel proud.

It seemed to me that John [Taylor] had a good chance of becoming leader: and I was fairly comfortable with that. I respected his judgment. And I also thought to myself that - because I was able to get on with him - I could become his Chief Whip.

We had the IRA ceasefire in August 1994 and a lot of people assumed that a deal had been done - which wasn't right.

The one thing I can assure you is that I'm not going to do a Prescott.

Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach and the next bend.

I knew what I had to do as party leader had to be sensible and relate to the real situation we were in, rather than a situation you would like to have.