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

Even a China growing at 7% or indeed less is still adding to the world economy an economy equivalent to the UK or more.

Whether [people] run their own business, work for a business, go out there, pay their taxes and see the money wasted, fed up with the money going to the next door neighbor sitting permanently on out of work benefits. There needs to be a coalition of change.

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

I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.

I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.

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