"There are some people who think that the entire purpose of the human race is to go around apologising for things that happened a long time ago."

"We are going to unleash the potential of this country, and we are going to do it by backing business, backing enterprise, and backing aspiration."

"I think it's absolutely vital that we continue to support Ukraine in their struggle against Russian aggression."

"I'm not a particularly ideological person."

"I have always been a great believer in the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity."