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

Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.

I'm not in the business of warning people.

There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me.

The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.

I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes.

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