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

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.

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.

The decision to give an indicative date for a return is a mistake. It degrades the process. It degrades human life.

It wasn't too difficult to see that [Ian] Paisley would never do anything positive.

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.