In seats where perhaps we don't expect to win at the next general election, the new infrastructure gives us a chance to win local council seats and to build a campaigning base which could help us to win in the future.

Britain is an open and tolerant country.

These modern means of communication are one reason why I recently opposed the Government's decision to grant MPs a new communications allowance. With new technology giving us the opportunity to communicate directly with voters very cheaply, why did Labour MPs vote for a £10,000 allowance to tell voters what a good job they do?

If ever there was a time for a PM ready and able to do the job from day one, this is it.

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

Whether an MP is a woman or a man, it's about the qualities of the individual in doing that job.

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.