We should be looking at putting a limit on the interest that can be charged on things like store cards.You don't want to end up with totally draconian credit controls but you want some common sense. We want cooling-off periods for store cards so people can't take them out and go straight to the counter and buy things.

There is a big problem. The problem is the country borrowed too much. We went on a borrowing binge, there was a housing boom. You want to help people de-leverage and deal with those debts over time.

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

We should be looking at putting a limit on the interest that can be charged on things like store cards.You don't want to end up with totally draconian credit controls but you want some common sense. We want cooling-off periods for store cards so people can't take them out and go straight to the counter and buy things.

I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.

Britain wants the single currency to be a success. It is massively in our interests that we have a stable financial system on our doorstep.

The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on.