"I do not in any way remove culpability from the ordinary soldier for what horrors they are inflicting. I am equally angry at the General Staff’s absence of integrity and leadership."

"We now need a new approach, one that melds hard security and economic security, one that builds stronger global alliances and where free nations are more assertive and self-confident, one that recognises geopolitics is back."

"This is the way to sustain a safe, legal and generous offer of sanctuary."

"I am feeling up to the task, primarily because I know that I am not alone. I am standing on the shoulders of my own role models."