The reason I entered politics was a belief that the people of this country - having achieved so much that was good and noble in our past - had the potential to do amazing things in the future.

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

The accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility.

If we leave the European Union, yes there will be bumps in the road, inevitably, but we will be in a better position to deal with them.

It is literally the case that learning languages makes you smarter. The neural networks in the brain strengthen as a result of language learning.

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.

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