Politician

I've always been opposed myself to prisoners having the vote.

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

It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track.

If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet.

The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business.

Someone once claimed I was not really a Yorkshireman!

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 must be quite rare for an interviewer to be interviewed.

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

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

Remember the No campaign is Conservative people, Labour people, people of no party.

I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran.

Wouldn't it be better to have a watertight law designed to catch the guilty, rather than a press release law designed to catch the headlines?

To the hard-working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say: you should be rewarded not punished.

In my view what you can't argue for is a system that is neither decisive nor proportional and can be indecisive and disproportionate at the same time.

Today further EU targeted sanctions on Syria come into force. The message is clear and unambiguous: those responsible for the repression will be singled out and held accountable.

We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.

At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.

There's only one growth strategy: work hard.

I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments.