The money from Iraqi oil will be yours - it will no longer be used by Saddam Hussein for his own benefit.

I'm an avowed centrist, and I believe that - centrism is often - it's almost the wrong word to use, because it's often seen as sort of splitting the difference between right and left.

We expected, I expected to find actual usable, chemical or biological weapons after we entered Iraq.

What is true about (ex-Iraq Survey Group head) David Kay's evidence, and this is something I have to accept, and is one of the reasons why I think we now need a new inquiry - it is true David Kay is saying we have not found large stockpiles of actual weapons.

I'm afraid that's in the nature of modern politics - it's as much conducted by abuse as argument.

For me, 9/11 was a game changer. It altered my perception of the security threat we faced. I took the position that Britain should be shoulder to shoulder with the U.S. It was a big decision; I didn't take it lightly, or in ignorance of its consequences. It's a big commitment for a country to give, but I believed it was the right thing to do.

Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.