Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.

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.

I am not going to go round trying to make people say 'Wow!'... I'm not going to play Hollywood lookalikes.

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.

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

There is nothing people can throw at me to say: Do this, do that.