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

And the problem is, I can apologise for the information that turned out to be wrong, but I can't, sincerely at least, apologise for removing Saddam.

So much of politics is about the daily grind of political business: the people to see, the myriad different facets of government, the remorseless agenda of this part of the media or that.

I think it's important for people like me to evaluate and reevaluate.

Immigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war.

The first rule in politics is that there are no rules, at least not in the sense of inevitable defeats or inevitable victories. If you have the right policy and the right strategy, you always have a chance of winning. Without them, you can lose no matter how certain the victory seems.