In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain.

I'm not someone who feels anger on particular issues.

It [selecting as many candidates as possible] is also advantageous for the [Conservative] Party because it helps us to build a base in those areas where we have not in, recent times, been as active as we'd have liked. It means that opposing parties don't get a free run but are challenged to prove themselves to voters.

The U.K.-U.S. defense relationship is the broadest, deepest and most advanced of any two countries, sharing military hardware and expertise.

Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics.

There is nothing inevitable about crime and there is nothing inevitable about anti-social behaviour.

I want a counter-terrorism regime that is proportionate, focused and transparent.