I like democracy. I like to be able to throw out my political leaders when they get things wrong, and we don't get to do that with Brussels..

Britain is characterised not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness. We have always been a country that reaches out. That turns its….

There are some people who seem to think that the way you reduce the cost of living in this country is for the state to spend more and more taxpayers'….

Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us. Society is stronger when we make vows to each other and we support each other. I don't support gay ma….

What you call austerity is what I might call efficiency..

You can be walking down the street for a chat, but until you've got the selfie out of the way, people aren't ready to talk..

Every time I visit Iraq or Afghanistan I am blown away..

Lots of people call me Dave, my mum calls me David, my wife calls me Dave, I don't really notice what people call me..

Over the longer term, the institutions and powers of the EU will continue to expand and certain policymaking powers, heretofore vested in the member ….

The best chapters in our economic history are those that embrace the many, not the few..

We are a great country, and whatever choice we make we will still be great. But I believe the choice is between being an even greater Britain inside ….

Corruption is one of the greatest enemies of progress in our time. It is the cancer at the heart of so many of the world's problems..

We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more change this British sens….

There is such a thing as society. It's just not the same thing as the state..

I mean UKIP, I mean it's just a sort of, you know, bunch of fruitcakes and loonies and closet racists, basically..

It's time we admitted that there's more to life than money, and it's time we focused not just on GDP, but on GWB - general well-being..

I am not a British isolationist. I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too..

For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone..

Simply asking the British people to carry on accepting a European settlement over which they have had little choice is a path to ensuring that when t….

Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything..

When people's love is divided by law, it is the law that needs to change..