I felt we needed someone to lead this country who believed heart and soul in leaving the European Union.

My father had a fishing business in Aberdeen destroyed by the European Union and the Common Fisheries Policy.

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.

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

Children in dysfunctional homes at risk of abuse are kept in danger for too long because politically correct rules mean we won't challenge unfit parents.

Now that Britain has voted to leave, I think the country deserves to have a leader who believes in Britain outside the European Union and who also has experience at the highest level of government.

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.