“The internet makes it much easier for politicians to communicate directly with voters – think of the interest when David [Cameron] launched WebCameron, or Tony Blair’s rather embarrassing attempt to catch up on YouTube.”

Brexit means Brexit.The public made their verdict.

Politics is changing and as the demographics of different constituencies change so we need to be awake to the possibility of making gains where we have not traditionally done so.

If ever there was a time for a PM ready and able to do the job from day one, this is it.

I believe a strong NATO has been the bulwark of our defence in Europe. Obviously that’s important in the UK national interest and I believe it’s important in the US national interest.

I want to see an open and tolerant society here in the United Kingdom, I want to see a country that works for everyone whatever their background.

Under my leadership the Conservative Party will come back together in the interests of the whole country.

The idea that Parliament somehow wasn’t going to be able to discuss, debate, question issues around (Brexit) was frankly completely wrong.

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

Whether an MP is a woman or a man, it’s about the qualities of the individual in doing that job.

Britain and the United States have an enduring and special relationship based on the values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.

People will be able to raise their concerns: what are local officers doing about the drug dealing in the local park? What’s happening about the pub where all the trouble is? And the police will have to respond.

Nobody can guarantee the real terms per pupil funding increase. In the Labour party’s manifesto we know the figures don’t add up.

I’d personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we have had some problems with it.

Donald Trump does not understand the UK and what happens in the UK.

I was a teenage godmother.

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

I used to drink, I did, I had to quit. Man, I was an embarrassing drunk. I’d get pulled over by the cops, I’d be so drunk I’d be out dancing to their lights thinking I’d made it to another club.

It’s very embarrassing to be put on the spot.

It’s all right leaping about the stage when you’re 20 but when you get to 25 it gets a bit embarrassing

I struggle to learn by rote. I’ve had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.

It’s a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other.

The country of the tourist pamphlet always is another country, an embarrassing abstraction of the desirable that, thank God, does not exist on this planet, where there are always ants and bad smells and empty Coca-Cola bottles to keep the grubby finger-print of reality upon the beautiful.

I don’t know if I was always an open person, but I think stand-up comics specifically have this way of running towards embarrassing things.

It’s embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller’s List.