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

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

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

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

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

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.

The important thing when you are going to do something brave is to have someone on hand to witness it.