Boris Johnson

If we vote to Leave and take back control, all sorts of opportunities open up. Including doing new free trade deals around the world, restoring Britain's seat on all sorts of international bodies, restoring health to our democracy and belief to our democracy. ”

This is an absolute turning point in the story of our country because I think if we go on with being enmeshed in the E.U., it will continue to erode our democracy. That is something that worries me. ”

I always believe writing is an indispensable part of one's political armoury. ”

The Remain campaign... I've never seen a more miserable offering. All they are saying is stay in and we'll do our best to make sure that Britain's Parliamentary independence isn't eroded faster than we can possibly imagine. ”

I am supporting David Cameron purely out of cynical self-interest. ”

So I'm definitely in favour of stimulating the dynamic wealth creation sectors of the economy. ”

But if people want to swim in the Thames, if they want to take their lives into their own hands, then they should be able to do so with all the freedom and exhilaration of our woad-painted ancestors. ”

It would be a sad day if we British stopped being cynical, but you sometimes wonder whether we overdo it. ”

My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive. ”

I just find it absolutely bizarre that we are being lectured by the Americans about giving up our sovereignty and giving up control when the Americans won't even sign up to the international convention on the law of the seas, let alone the International Criminal Court. ”