The internet makes it much easier for politicians to communicate directly with voters - think of the interest when David [Cameron] launched WebCameron, or Tony Blair's rather embarrassing attempt to catch up on YouTube.

People will be able to raise their concerns: what are local officers doing about the drug dealing in the local park? What's happening about the pub where all the trouble is? And the police will have to respond.

You can't solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.

Sham marriages have been widespread; people have been allowed to settle in Britain without being able to speak English; and there have not been rules in place to stop migrants becoming a burden on the taxpayer. We are changing all of that.

It remains overwhelmingly and compellingly in Britain's national interest that the EU should succeed.

Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself.

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