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

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

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.

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

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

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 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.