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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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