Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves.

The person that takes over needs to have the skills to manage that ... I believe Andrea [Leadsom] has the edge.

We do need to have a little bit more protection and sensibility around pensioners. They are remarkable. They gave so much. We need to make sure we do our best by them.

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

Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.

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.

For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound - say through increased benefits - will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place.