There was only one punch. Tony Blair rang me and he said 'Are you OK?' and I said 'Yes', and he said 'Well, what happened?' and I said 'I was just carrying out your orders. You told us to connect with the electorate, so I did.

Because of the security reasons for one thing and, second, my wife doesn't like to have her hair blown about. Have you got another silly question?

It's moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration.

I don't get a fair whack, I don't pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.

He made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government [on Robin Cook]

In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy.

I can tell you I'm pretty middle-class.