Britain should not be forced to make a choice between joining the single currency and leaving the EU, because if we're forced to make that choice we would leave the EU.

I did meet Mickey Mouse in California, and he seems to be writing the Labour party's economic policy at the moment.

I find China such a fascinating and interesting country. Each time I come back something has changed and it's moved on in leaps and bounds.

I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.

I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.

Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.

I think Britain needs to get out there on the world stage and make itself heard. And for much of my political career, there has been a sense of retreat from the world stage because of what happened in the Iraq War.