So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable account.

I am happy to debate the past with the Prime Minister... I have a big dossier on his past, and I did not even have to sex it up.

I will never stand again for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

History is what we read, write and think about the past.

What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they are responsible.

We're not saying, 'We're politicians, trust us.' We know you don't trust us.

We must rediscover the habit of thinking the best of each other