The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War.

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

What happened I think on Sept. 11 was we were given graphic and clear evidence that things had changed.

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.

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.