The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision.

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

I will turn directly to the Asylum Bill later.

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

I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most.

The argument that someone is a bad man is an inadequate argument for war and certainly an inadequate and unacceptable argument for regime change.

You don't forget crises and neither does the Queen.