It was our national identity, so powerfully expressed in Winston Churchill's speeches, which had helped see us through the darkest days of the war. F… - William Hague

Any [<nowiki/>Brexit] deal is bound to be full of compromises which one group or another in Parliament finds difficult to stomach.

The very making of these allegations undermined Britain's standing in the world as a country that upholds international law and abhors torture. As a government we understand how important it is that we not only uphold our values and international law, but that we are seen to do so.

We have a Government that has contempt for the views of the people it governs. There is nothing that the British people can talk about, that this Labour Government doesn't deride. Talk about Europe and they call you extreme. Talk about tax and they call you greedy. Talk about crime and they call you reactionary. Talk about asylum and they call you racist. Talk about your nation and they call you Little Englanders. This Government thinks Britain would be alright if only we had a different people. I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government.