Until Roy Hattersley said he would shoot himself if I became prime minister, I had not been able to see any possible advantage in standing. - John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan

He said he did not believe the Home Office was "intrinsically dysfunctional... but I do believe from time to time it is dysfunctional in the sense it doesn't work".

If we in this movement are going to ask the decent, silent majority of Muslim men - and women - to have the courage to face down the extremist bullies, then we need to have the courage and character to stand shoulder to shoulder with them doing it.

Leadership isn't a zero sum game. When one of us shines it doesn't diminish the others, it reflects on all of us.