In housing in the fifties in Britain and the sixties, we pulled down the terraces - destroyed whole communities and replaced them with tower blocks and we built walkways that became rat-runs for muggers. That was the fashionable opinion. But it was wrong.

When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.

I don't think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide.

A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn't believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it.

Recovery begins from the darkest moment.

Whether you agree with me, disagree with me, like me or loathe me, don't bind my hands when I am negotiating on behalf of the British people.

Well, I have concerns about the effectiveness of Europe to compete.