If people in the end think that you can't do something in a way which is acceptable then it won't fly. The only way you get anything like this done is if people think, 'I understand why it is being done.'

Enough of talking: It is time now to do.

Ah yes, liberal democrats unified as ever in opportunism and in error.

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.

I think it is vitally important to study History. If we are going to lead Britain safely into the future, it is essential that we understand our country's historical roots. If we can learn the lessons of the past, we will be able to avoid making mistakes in the future.

Bill Clinton has been a true leader of the western world. He has been a friend and a counsel to me and other leaders right around the world.

All the way through, we have been willing to take risks, provided at the end of it we can get a decent lasting settlement in Northern Ireland