I always knew that Neil Kinnock belonged in the economic nursery. Now, God help us we've got twins.

My preoccupation has been from the very beginning that I believe that the "Brexit" referendum result is the most disastrous peacetime result that we've seen in Britain.

You can't wield a handbag from an empty chair.

Mrs Thatcher was not lightly bullied.

In the end leaders are leaders. They get the credit and they get the blame.

It is the only time that I can ever remember the Prime Minister reading out the conclusions of a meeting that did not take place. They were already written before it started.

I keep telling my Tory colleagues: don't have any policies. A manifesto that has policies alienates people. In 1979 the manifesto said nothing which was brilliant.