I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan.

Put on top of that the fact that the whole world is looking at Britain and saying how is this country going to pay its way in the future. They are looking at other countries like Greece who can't pay their way in the future and you see savage spending cuts, big cuts in pay.

British taxpayers should not bear the costs of problems in the Eurozone.

We will also target tax evasion and off-shore tax havens... Everyone must pay their share.

We support the auto-enrolment but we have our doubts about the way the National Pension Scheme is going to be structured.

China is absolutely one of the biggest players in the world and if Britain wants to be connected to the world it has to be connected to China.

I believe that I'm entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged.