Let the message go out - a new generation has taken charge of Labour which is optimistic about our country, optimistic about our world, optimistic about the power of politics. We are optimistic and together we will change Britain.

The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom.

Think of how we challenged the impression that we taxed for its own sake and that we were hostile to business. We were right to change.

I treat opinion polls with a pinch of sugar.

Over the next few days we want cities, towns and villages across the UK to send a message to Scotland: stay with us.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

Margaret Thatcher was the first political leader in any major country to warn of the dangers of climate change