I was shocked to see that some of the very wealthiest people in the country have organised their tax affairs, and to be fair it's within the tax laws, so that they were regularly paying virtually no income tax. And I don't think that's right.

We need a coalition in this country. A coalition of change. People who have had enough of this.

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.

Just as it wouldn't be right to only to have an economic dialogue with China, equally you shouldn't restrict your dialogue solely to issues around, say, human rights. You can raise all those issues, and that is what reflects a mature discussion. So I don't think essentially we have to choose between being partners in China's economic development and being proud defenders of British values.

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.

I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.

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.