What I'm interested in is Britain projecting itself abroad, and through that its values and the things it holds dear. And I don't think you do that by refusing to talk to the world's second-largest economy [China]. In fact, that is positively counter-productive in my view.

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.

We have supported the banks, they should be supporting the economy now.

Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.

I believe in public services.

Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.

Let's also teach people about pensions and savings, insurance and the like. But if they aren't already familiar with numbers that won't be as effective as it might be.