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.

The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

I think that the status that you have in life should be reflected in official documents. If you are married, fine, if you are living with someone, fine, if you are single, fine. We don't want to tell people how to live their lives.

What we want to do is reform the welfare system in the way that Tony Blair talked about 13 years ago but never achieved - a system that was created for the days after the Second World War. That prize is now I think achievable.

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

With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.

Look, I've always said from the word go many years ago that I felt the whole bonus culture, they need to think very carefully about being detached from the rest of the British public.

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