There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.

It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends.

I'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures.

I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected to the people we serve.

Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment.

For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.

It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me.