I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists; or surrender power. It's your choice.

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

After the terrible events of last week, there is still the shock and disbelief; there is anger; there is fear; but there is also, throughout the world, a profound sense of solidarity; there is courage; there is a surging of the human spirit.

There are unquestionably links between al-Qaida and Iraq.

The great advantage of the Lib Dems is precisely that no-one knows what they stand for.

I'm a Labour politician, but, you know, I can see decent Tories with good ideas.

I say the elite looks out of touch because it's kind of saying; look we'll manage all this for you. You know, we know best. We'll sort it all out for you. And then because people believe that doesn't meet their case for change and they want real change, social media and the way the relationship between people can come into a sense of belonging very quickly, that then is itself a revolutionary phenomenon. You see this around the world.