I had no intention of returning into the British political debate, really at all, even though I've obviously got very strong views on it, until Brexit happened, because I think Brexit is a destiny-changing decision for my country.

When my parents were growing up the world's population was under three billion. During my children's lifetime, it is likely to exceed nine billion. You don't need to be an expert to realise that sustainable development is going to become the greatest challenge we face this century

The intelligence is clear: (Saddam) continues to believe his WMD programme is essential both for internal repression and for external aggression.

The Iraq Survey Group has already found massive evidence of a huge system of clandestine laboratories.

Saddam Hussein's regime is despicable, he is developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked. He is a threat to his own people and to the region and, if allowed to develop these weapons, a threat to us also.

Now, again, what the center ground has got to do is to respond to people's genuine concerns and fears.

One of the paradoxes of globalization is that, in the developing world, we've seen massive reductions in property.