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.

There is only one opinion poll that I am interested in and that is the one that will take place on election day.

We cannot possibly take them all into this country [asylum seekers] - it is a completely unrealistic expectation.

I believe abortion should be available to everyone, but the law should be changed. In the past I voted for a restriction to 22 weeks, and I would be prepared to go down to 20.

The true use of history, whether civil or military, is not to make man clever for the next time, it is to make him wise forever.

A common language is the most obvious binding element in any society.

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