I'm not going out to parties every night.

Autism is a very serious condition.

I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.

Unless they have disabilities to cope with, no family should get more from living on benefits than the average family gets from going out to work. No more open-ended chequebook.

We need to think deeply about whether we can sustain banks that are not only too big to fail, but potentially too big to bail.

The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm.

I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.

Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.

I believe in public services.

You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system.

I think the British people have a strong sense of what is fair.

Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.

I want Britain to be the home of successful competitive and stable financial services.

I want to see genuine talent rewarded.

Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich.

Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.

I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state.

Of all the public services, education is the one I'm most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and it's morally right.

I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.

It's perfectly reasonable in a coalition between two political parties that you get supporters of those parties you know stressing the things they want to stress.

You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world.

I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.

Well can I just say unlike my predecessors, Conservative and Labour, I have set up an independent body that studies whether what I'm saying is true, whether I've met the targets that I set out.

Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.

I get a lot of letters from people.

I'm a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I'm not somebody who believes you can fund lower taxes by borrowing more money.

Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.

There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. That's dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank.

In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.

If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again.

I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.

Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich.

The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.

I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.

I will listen to any argument put to me.

If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what's gone wrong, then you have to change your government.

I've learned to be true to yourself, stick to the big arguments, don't get distracted by the everyday kerfuffle that is in the nature of any democratic system.

Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.

It's not easy cutting welfare bills. It's not easy cutting the deficit.

I think Britain can be one of the great success stories of the 21st century - we've got the talent, the drive, the connections around the world. But if we vote to Leave, then we lose control. We lose control of our economy, and if you lose control of your economy you lose control of everything. That's not a price worth paying.

I don't want to watch 'Newsnight.' I just don't understand those politicians who genuinely want to watch it for pleasure.

What's important is that, come the general election, people think the right things of you. They think that you've got the right values and the right policies. And that you're the right kind of person to lead the country.

I think the best solution to this challenge, and I accept there is a challenge with homophobic bullying, is to make sure we get rid of the bullying rather than feeling we have to take kids out of our schools and teach then somewhere else. That would be the best approach.

I want to see families with lower energy bills.

I think its important, particularly when you've got young children, to spend some time with them.

Politics as a parent is fairly demanding; if your parent is in politics, it's fairly demanding, so I make no excuses about taking two weeks off.

In football, as in politics, resilience pays off.

One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football teams.

We should be doing more business with China. We should be better connected to the Chinese economy.

We don't see a choice between securing growth and investment and raising human rights issues.