Occupation: Member Of Parliament Birth: May 13, 1963
I can't possibly put myself in his [Tony Blair's] shoes and be inside his head but what I can say is that the security of the nation is the first dut….
Actually I do believe we need a proper licensed regime that works better and is much more focused on animal welfare..
I say to all who are legally here, that you will be welcome to stay..
I came into politics because of a real childhood concern about the Cold War. So to me the importance of the nuclear deterrent is actually really ingr….
I think we have muddled the terms of marriage, civil partnership, registry office, church etc. I would have liked that to have been clarified. I didn….
I think we would look at other possibilities that would deliver further passenger capacity, that would deliver further infrastructure to the north of….
There's a truly unbelievable story in the paper today, that a young brother and sister... have been turned down for adoption by their own grandparent….
During my campaign, I had come across a small number of (mostly) young men, who had strongly racist views. They told me they would only vote for a pa….
I made very clear at the time that the love of same sex couples is every bit as valuable as that of opposite sex couples but nevertheless my view act….
I will not use people's lives as bargaining chips..
I genuinely believe the next leader has to be somebody who sees the opportunity of leaving the EU and is completely determined to deliver on what the….
I think it is very difficult for somebody who campaigned to stay in, who thinks there will be disaster if we leave and so on to suddenly turn it arou….
Did we get anything like the sort of reform that would make the EU work better? No. Not even close. And worse, even with the certainty of a UK refere….
I would absolutely commit to holding a vote on the hunting ban - I think it is not proven to be in the interests of animal welfare whatsoever..
I want to lead a nation where anyone who aims high can achieve their dreams..
The great news is we have an all-female shortlist with no positive discrimination or anything, isn't that fantastic?.
You do not need to be in the single market we do not need that we are the word's fifth biggest economy. Most economies can agree free trade deals wit….
I do want to be very clear: I see our nuclear deterrent as absolutely core insurance for our national security..
If you are asking me, am I going to be sort of saying 'oh well 'God's told me to do this and do that' well of course that's not the case..
I always make decisions with the facts so I would look to make an early decision with the benefit of the facts..
For me what we need is a great deal of fiscal stimulus to show the UK is open for business. We need to upskill our workforce. I'm very much in tune w….