The next Tory leader would have to unify his party and ensure that Britain stood tall in the world.
BORIS JOHNSONHe thinks of himself as a gigantic keystone in the arch, with all the lesser stones logically induced to support his position. He has a kind of semi-ideology to go with it – a leftish Toryism: imperialist, romantic, but on the side of the working man.
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If gay marriage was OK … then I saw no reason in principle why a union should not be consecrated between three men, as well as two men; or indeed three men and a dog.
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I think the risks that people see of terrorism are incredibly important but we are very confident we have got the right people on it and the risks have been minimised.
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We did everything we could to break down barriers that restrain poorest.
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Some people think that it [Brexit] is the end of the world. It’s not. On the contrary, it’s a massive opportunity for this country.
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I think it is going to be wonderful. I went to the Paralympics in Beijing and have seen how brilliant the sport is at first hand. People are going to love it. It is going to change people’s attitudes to Paralympians and it is going to be a great show.
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The Lib Dems are not just empty. They are a void within a vacuum surrounded by a vast inanition.
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I would ban sweets from school – but this pressure to bring in healthy food is too much.
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I am supporting David Cameron purely out of cynical self-interest.
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It is easy to make promises – it is hard work to keep them.
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My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.
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The difference between Hitler’s speeches and Churchill’s speeches was that Hitler made you think he could do anything; Churchill made you think you could do anything.
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I would ban sweets from school – but this pressure to bring in healthy food is too much.
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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.
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The dreadful truth is that when people come to see their MP, they have run out of better ideas.
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I want you to know that I have nothing against Orlando, though you are, of course, far more likely to get shot or robbed there than in London.
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