It is a belief in human potential that has guided me through my time in Government.

The challenges facing Britain required not just a cool head, but a heart burning with the desire for change - not business as usual but a bold vision.

If we are to make the most of the opportunities ahead we need a bold break with the past.

In this fallen world, I suspect we will never achieve perfection. But that won't stop me trying.

The promise to use the money we currently send to Brussels and invest it instead on the priorities of the British people - principally in the NHS - and to cut VAT on domestic fuel. With my leadership, it will be delivered.

Many more schools can be outstanding.

I believed we needed someone who would be able to build a team, lead and unite. I hoped that person would be Boris Johnson.