I didn't think I was the right person to do that job but I do think Michael Gove is and that's why I'm backing him.

Of course now we know that couldn't be further from the truth, that the subjects that keep young people's options open and unlock doors to all sorts of careers are the Stem subjects.

I think this is what we must not lose sight of, present a confident, positive and optimistic platform for our country's future in which this Party appeals to the centre ground of British politics.

I think it's too soon. We are less than 24 hours since the polls closed, it's too soon to speculate. There's all sorts of names, I'm sure, around.

What is good is the fact that we've got a broad selection of candidates [for Prime Minister]... to choose from, representing a diverse set of backgrounds, a diverse set of perspectives.

I have said before I think it would be really good to have a woman in the final two but that's a matter for the parliamentary party.

Let's be honest, the fact that Michael [Gove] announced very late in the process this morning that he was going to put his name forward, showed how much he had wrestled with this.

I have concluded unequivocally that the right person is Michael Gove and I am delighted to be endorsing his candidacy.

I think honestly that Michael [Gove] came to this decision[Prime Minister candidate] very late, that he needed to step up.

When other girls were dreaming about love, she dreamt of love too, but in an entirely different context - the ones they took for granted.

That, as my cousin Nord would say, is where my improvised lie falls apart.

The library is seen as a force for self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge. I fear that in many cases this is no longer true, if it ever was.

There comes a point in your life when you need to stop reading other people's books and write your own.

Families are the deepest, most screwed up relationships that we have.

But I just want to be known for my football.

There's so much more to tell about Africa than the usual stories about war, famine and disease.

All the best times in music were rebellious. I mean, even like Elvis, people didn't want their daughters paying attention to him. He was considered too sexual!

It does irritate me when I am described as a controversialist and commentator on Israel.

You are trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen, and I think it quite ungentlemanly.