National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

You can't solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.

We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act... about the illegal immigrant who cannot be deported because, and I am not making this up, he had a pet cat.

Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics.

Stop-and-search has the potential to cause immense resentment and honesty to the police, with all the implications that has for generating distrust and ending co-operation from the public, if it is not used fairly.

My whole philosophy is about doing, not talking.