Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children.

In particular, I wanted to help build a team behind Boris Johnson so that a politician who argued for leaving the European Union could lead us to a better future.

Teachers themselves know if there's a colleague who can't keep control or keep the interest of their class, it affects the whole school.

Proper history teaching is being crushed under the weight of play-based pedagogy which infantilises children, teachers and our culture.

Adopting means opening your home, and heart, to a life you've never known. But there is nothing as richly rewarding as being an adoptive parent.

There are huge challenges ahead for this country but also huge opportunities. We can make this country stronger and fairer.

I want there to be an open and positive debate about the path the country will now take. Whatever the verdict of that debate I will respect it.