A coalition with Tories and Liberal Democrats together is a golden opportunity to create the sort of planning reform that means not only can we have more environmentally sensitive planning, but we can have more homes and more schools.

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.

If I'm the British prime minister I won't be dictated to on the timetable or the manner of the negotiations.

We have a unique chance to heal divisions, give everyone a stake in the future and set an example as the most creative, innovative and progressive country in the world.

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.

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

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.