I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children that..

There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me..

The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world..

Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property..