"At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship."

"As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters - some who switched away in recent times and many who stayed at home - seem more determined to prevent that happening."

"It's not a matter of if economies around the world becoming low-carbon, but when and how: through struggle and strife or through advancement and progressive leadership. Larry Elliot described it today as the 'Green New Deal.' It's a leadership we in Britain can provide, and from which our economy can benefit."

"I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Miliband's leadership campaign commuting to London with a new baby so I already have my system set up."

"Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does."

"The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land."

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace."

"Sweet and glorious it is to die for one's country."