We are asked now seriously to accept that in the last few years-contrary to all history, contrary to all intelligence-Saddam decided unilaterally to destroy those weapons. I say that such a claim is palpably absurd.

My view is that we're entering into a situation of enormous instability, insecurity, fragility.

You've got to listen but you've also got to lead.

I think what happened with 9/11 is that people sort of felt that it came from nowhere. Whereas I think now we understand the roots are very deep. I say it's like revolutionary Communism, something that is going to have to be knocked out over a very long period of time. This strain of extremism continues to be very strong, whether it's in Afghanistan, or Somalia or Yemen, or any of these places.

People always think American politics is very different, but usually it is a predictor of what happens in the politics elsewhere.

All the evidence here, for example, in Britain, is that migrants, particularly from the rest of Europe, who come here contribute far more in taxes.

Of particular importance to us is the recognition... that what we want is a Europe of nations, not a federal super-state.