My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.

The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

Look, I've always said from the word go many years ago that I felt the whole bonus culture, they need to think very carefully about being detached from the rest of the British public.

A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.

We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.

Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available.