There is progress taking place, growth is better. We’re only talking about two years there.

This was released I think in February and so it is a great deal of fuss being made, it hasn’t in fact been given public release, it was released in February...

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that’s where they are.

When I see that man on the telly – ‘Are you thinking what I’m thinking?’ No! I’m definitely not! I find most of it quite offensive!

It’s moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration.

My department is not too big for one man, because I’m Superman.

I don’t get a fair whack, I don’t pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.

Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust.

The only break I ever took was to eat. That’s all I did. Work, and then quickly eat something. It became my main pleasure, having access to my comfort food.

In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It’s not a new policy.