We are engaged in a struggle that is fought on many fronts and in many forms.

If you are from an ordinary working class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise.

Many British people of different faiths follow religious codes and practices and benefit a great deal from the guidance they offer.

We will talk to the CIFAS members, financial institutions, about the possibility of closing accounts of people who have no right to be here. If you're going to create a hostile environment for illegal migrants... access to financial services is part of that.

I've always championed women in politics. We just get stuck in; politics isn't a game. The decisions we make affect people's lives, and that is something we must all keep to the forefront of our minds.

I think it's important to do a good job and not to feel that you've got to make grand gestures, but just to get on and deliver.