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

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.

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

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

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.

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