I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it.

Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and in Africa.

If there’'s one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair, it’s this: I’m not embarrassed to articulate the instincts of the British people.

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

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

To the teacher weighed down with paperwork, I say: you've been messed around too often. You came into teaching to spend your time teaching children not filling in forms.

There is no budget for travel for a Shadow Foreign Secretary.