Maybe I was just born to argue with men.

I will not promise what I cannot deliver. And I will never hide the cost of what I propose.

The government don't want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren't any consequences.

We shall seek debate without division or rancour.

I love hard political debate and I love beating somebody on a political point but what I'm more frustrated by is the politics where you play the man not the politics.

My working life has always been wrapped up in doing my job to the best of my abilities and doing the best for my family. It is not a contest between the two.

Maybe I was just born to argue with men.