On the question of taking credit for what goes right and blame for what goes wrong - having led the Conservative party for four years, I have never heard of this notion before.

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

Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense.

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

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

Yes, I've never inherited a penny!

The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment. In the absence of an end to the senseless violence and a genuine process of political reform, we will continue to pursue further EU sanctions.