Iain Duncan Smith

Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.

There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.

A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.

No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't think we actually get anywhere on that.

No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics.

I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one.

What happened I think on Sept. 11 was we were given graphic and clear evidence that things had changed.

Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.

Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.

Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important, that's what leadership's all about.