George Osborne

We need strength and success elsewhere in our country - not by pulling London down but by building the rest of the country up. ”

Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives. ”

Tony Blair was a good politician but not a good Prime Minister, and that's what we don't want to be. We don't want to be just people who are good at winning elections: we want to be good at governing. I think we benefit from having seen the mistakes that we think Tony Blair made in 1997. ”

For families flying out of the U.K. for a winter getaway, airports should be the ideal place to pick up a bargain. ”

I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class. ”

We don't see a choice between securing growth and investment and raising human rights issues. ”

I think the best solution to this challenge, and I accept there is a challenge with homophobic bullying, is to make sure we get rid of the bullying rather than feeling we have to take kids out of our schools and teach then somewhere else. That would be the best approach. ”

I do not want Britain to turn its back on Europe or the rest of the world. ”

One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football teams. ”

Leaving the E.U. was not the outcome that I wanted or campaigned, but now that democracy has spoken, we must act on that result. I will fully respect that result. ”