Let us be clear. Prison works. It ensures that we are protected from murderers, muggers and rapists, and it makes many who are tempted to commit crime think twice.

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

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

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

Tony Blair is already secretly grinning at the prospect of his third victory. You don't have to settle for that.

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

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.