One big theme for me is that we have got to move from an economy built on debt to one where we save and invest in the future.

You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world.

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

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

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

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.