Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.

I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.

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

I still agree with the invasion of Iraq. I don't agree with most of the decisions that accompanied it.

The EU should be concentrated on adapting to globalisation and global competitiveness, not building more powerful centralised institutions in Brussels.

The people of Britain want a Home Secretary who will give them back their streets. They want a Home Secretary who will speak up for the victim, not the criminal.

I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government.