I see the Koran very much as an outsider. It stands in the great prophetic tradition of trying to return people to the basic principles of spirituality. Taken for its time, it was an extraordinarily progressive declaration of principle. It is also extraordinary for a Christian to read: for example, there are more references to Mary than in the Gospels. The tragedy is that it has been so warped and misapplied.

I'm the f***ing Prime Minister!

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

Look, I am very competitive.

My course has never been about triangulation, and neither, really, is Bill Clinton's. It's not - it's about applying your values to the future in a practical and unblinking way, and that is an ideological view that is every bit as strong as views from the left or from the right.

Ideals survive through change. They die through inertia in the face of challenge.

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government.