There needs to be radical development in equality law to create the environment to allow women to stay in work.

I think I have gone through my entire public career never telling a lie. I have made mistakes but I never knowingly lied.

I became a councillor back in 1971, so if by this stage in politics I'm making lots of big mistakes, then I shouldn't be here.

I refuse not to have a sense of humour.

I mean I get loads of money, all from different sources. You give it to your accountant. They manage it. But you pay corporation tax. If you're then taking it out and spending it on yourself, you have to pay more.

If transport, housing and Olympic projects do not work, I will crawl away under a stone.

The market is a brilliant system for the exchange of goods and services, but it doesn't protect the environment unless it's regulated, it doesn't train your workforce unless it's regulated, and it doesn't give you the long-term investment you want.