I hope that in the days to come, I'll be able to convince my colleagues that I should be one of the candidates that Conservative party members can choose from.

I notice that the number of cosmetic-surgery operations has risen by 34 per cent in the past year. Once we subtract Jordan, Jodie Marsh and Michael Jackson from those figures, we can see that demand overall may have stabilised.

I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.

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

I have a different starting premise from those 100 academics who are so heavily invested in the regime of low expectations and narrow horizons which they have created.

It was a tough choice [of PM]. I voted for a Scotsman.

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.