For voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them.

The last time Boris Johnson did a deal with the Germans he came back with three nearly new water cannon.

Politics is changing and as the demographics of different constituencies change so we need to be awake to the possibility of making gains where we have not traditionally done so.

Just as the police review their operational tactics, so we in the Home Office will review the powers available to the police.

I believe a strong NATO has been the bulwark of our defence in Europe. Obviously that's important in the UK national interest and I believe it's important in the US national interest

We campaigned on the fact that we were going to have to take difficult decisions because of the state of the public finances. When we got into government we discovered that actually the public finances were in an even worse state than we thought...

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