In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world.

Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain.

Think for a moment: what is the British equivalent of the U.S. Fourth of July, or even the French 14th of July for that matter?

We must then build a proper relationship between the richest and the poorest countries based on our desire that they are able to fend for themselves with the investment that is necessary in their agriculture, so that Africa is not a net importer of food, but an exporter of food.

Britain does not want a return to boom and bust.

No one should be held back from realising their potential by fears that they will not be able to afford to go to university or that they will graduate with unmanageable levels of debt.

Tony Blair is the best friend I've had in politics.