A balanced tone on Europe will free us to address in depth the domestic, economic and social agenda which we neglected throughout the last parliament.

- Kenneth Clarke

Of course I'd have loved to be Prime Minister. But I'm not nursing a grievance.

- Kenneth Clarke

The Conservative Party have got to ask themselves, 'How do we persuade people who at the moment are voting Labour and Liberal Democrat to vote Conser…

- Kenneth Clarke

I am certainly not a blogger. Quite a large proportion of them are nuts and extremists - with the honourable exception of the culture secretary.

- Kenneth Clarke

I trust that whoever leads the Conservative Party actually pays regard to my advice on how we should conduct ourselves and I personally will obviousl…

- Kenneth Clarke

The political health of Britain has deteriorated very sharply. The Conservative Party must do something about it. I am the man to do it.

- Kenneth Clarke

I am sorry to upset my colleagues by saying we wasted four years in opposition, but if you do get so badly defeated as a party you do have to face up…

- Kenneth Clarke

It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our actions, leaving behind anarchy and civil war in Iraq.

- Kenneth Clarke

I don't think at my age... you can start ruling people out in politics.

- Kenneth Clarke