For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.

The world is not going into concentric blocs of power. It is actually going into a diffusion of power with more centres of decision-making than ever in human civilisation. That requires you to place yourself in far more hubs of power than ever before.

The EU is not a country and it's not going to become a country, in my view, now or ever in the future. It is a group of countries working together.

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

Those who back the Syrian regime from now on will find themselves in an even more isolated and indefensible minority.

We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated.