You cannot stop what the public want. The public want two strong women in the final round and then a woman prime minister and I'm absolutely with that.

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

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

That thing, 'You must stay together for the kids,' is out of fashion but is right. It's not arguing parents that children don't like, it is having one parent.

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.

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.

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.