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As home secretary, I gained a reputation for being 'tough'; less concerned with liberty than with public protection.
A good life depends on the strength of our relationships with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues and strangers.
I've never done any cross-party stuff. I've no interest in sitting down discussing pensions or whatever with Tories.
Over the next few days we want cities, towns and villages across the UK to send a message to Scotland: stay with us.
I spent 20 years working for the trade union movement before becoming a Labour MP. I'm proud to have done both jobs.
I sometimes think that when the prime minister tries to select a weapon it is the boomerang he finds most effective.
The great and the good will decide what is good for us and make sure that we get what is good for us, good and hard.
If I was a Greek citizen I'd be out there trying to bring down this monstrosity that has been put upon those people.
We vote to leave, we get rid of this Prime Minister - dishonest Dave [Cameron] - and we get a better Prime Minister.
Before, Europe was about treaties, laws and our sovereign right to govern ourselves. Now, it's about everyday lives.
Perhaps our own opposition to even the level of European integration we have now, let alone any more, is well known.
I judge everybody on the Farage Test. Number one, would I employ them? Number two, would I go for a drink with them?
I am not, and never have been, a man of the right. My position was on the left and is now in the centre of politics.
The danger of any new party at a time of disillusion with the old parties, is that it becomes all things to all men.
The House has noticed the Prime Minister's remarkable transformation in the past few weeks, from Stalin to Mr. Bean.
Taxes shouldn't be higher; they should be fairer. We must be a party that's disciplined. We must make tough choices.
true Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude
Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success.
The distemper of which, as a community, we are sick, should be considered rather as a moral than a political malady.
God Almighty has set before me two great objects: the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.
If, like me, nothing is more important to you than our children's future, then their opportunities must be protected.
I am not normally a fan of organised tours: few public figures are, feeling themselves objects of constant curiosity.
Our aerospace industry is a British success story which relies on Airbus - a collaboration with other E.U. countries.
Public perception of the Westminster arena, with all its posturings, does little to engender a sense of voter belief.
The reason I have been so outspoken on antisemitism is that racism is racism - and my family have been victims of it.
Anyone that says the housing crisis can be resolved with one magic bullet or by the next election isn't being honest.
My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background.
In this age of growing interconnectedness, we understand that turning our backs on the world is simply not an option.
I personally feel very undecided whether it is better for a woman to stay and look after the home or go out to a job.
Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available.
I believed and hoped that we would be able to secure a deal with Europe which would enable us to amend free movement.
If higher unemployment is the price we have to pay in order to bring inflation down, then it is a price worth paying.
As I reflect on the results of election I will reflect on what we need to do in the future to take the party forward.
According to the papers, I'm miserable, alienated, and on the brink of resignation. But that's simply not where I am.
Those who back the Syrian regime from now on will find themselves in an even more isolated and indefensible minority.
People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.
Speaking to numerous teachers and nurses, I am consistently struck by the sense of mission they have about their work.
We must restore faith in politics. Reform of the House of Lords is only one part of the answer, but it is a vital one.
You can't be allowed to take away the rights of others, and then use your own rights to avoid facing the consequences.
I've been fortunate when in government to have a car at my disposal, which takes away the nightmare of getting a taxi.
Most people understand that Lehman Brothers didn't collapse because Gordon Brown built too many schools and hospitals.
I think politicians who suggest they are uninterested in the support of newspapers are not being straight with people.
We're spending money that we don't have to solve a problem that doesn't exist at the behest of people we didn't elect.
Canada has sent an army of 1,000 soldiers to occupy the Muslim country of Afghanistan (and ships to the Persian Gulf).
I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.
The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.
I'm tempted to say that Conservative governments are normally elected to clear up the mess left by Labour governments.
Women or mothers in middle age or mid career have valuable life experience and may offer an untapped recruitment pool.
We really must keep under control, and pretty strict control, the area within which 'The Man in Whitehall' knows best.
Sixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote.