People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.

Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.

It's really necessary for the United States to continue to give strong leadership to the Middle East peace process, supported by European countries at the same time.

It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society.

Syria should not belong to one family, to one coterie, or to one party. It belongs to all the people of Syria equally, in all their religious and ethnic diversity.

I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.

We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated.