For the absolute avoidance of doubt, my leadership will be about unity, drawing on all the talents - with women representing half of the shadow cabinet - and working together at every level of the party.

If the leadership can't win a debate, then we should show true leadership and implement the democratic will of our party.

I am just an ordinary person trying to do an ordinary job.

You can't sustain a high level of intense activity with thousands of people forever. It has to be for a specific objective.

During the Cold War, America undertook serious military cuts only once: after the election of Richard Nixon, during the Vietnam War. The result: Vietnam fell to the Communists, the Russians moved into Afghanistan, and American influence around the globe waned dramatically.

The Iranian regime, in my mind, is the single most enduring threat to stability and peace in the Middle East.

I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin, with a big open fire, a record player and peace.

I don't listen to so much music now. I did when I was younger. Music is so much part of my work. I like peace and quiet now when I go home.