What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.

I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation.

Europe lacks leadership and a sense of mission and too many people don't feel a part of it.

Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain.

Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it's inevitable, we've also got to demonstrate that while the growing interdependence of the world economy is indeed a fact, it's not uncontrollable.

I have moved on from being a British parliamentarian, I have moved on from being a New Labour politician, I have moved on from being the supporter in the active day-to-day sense of Tony Blair.

We are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich.