This was released I think in February and so it is a great deal of fuss being made, it hasn't in fact been given public release, it was released in February.

I will have failed in this if in five years there are not many more people using public transport and far fewer journeys by car. It is a tall order but I want you to hold me to it.

In a sense, what we do with the regional development agencies is to give them resources to look at the deficiencies in the economy in the regional areas, so they can address themselves to that.

My roots, my background and the way I act is working class, but it would be hypsocritical to say I'm anything else than middle class now.

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

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

Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust