One of the big learnings both out of the referendum, and out of 2017 general election is that parties that don't have a professional network on the ground slightly lose the ability to hear what local people are saying, so we've reestablished our network of campaign managers out in the field.
Voters don't just want to see detached and distant faces on TV, they want to feel that they know the people that they're trying to vote for.
Boris is a naturally energetic and optimistic politician. And when he goes on the campaign trail that just becomes so evident.
There are two things you can do in politics: you can sit around waiting for things to happen, or you can start doing them.
If we went around just throwing people on the scrap heap because of one or two things that they might have done in their youth, I think we would lose a lot of talent.
There is an awful lot you can accomplish by being a vocal champion for a certain cause.
It's the nature often on social media that people say things without really thinking through their position.
Both the country, and my party, are beset with division. We cannot bring the country back together unless the party of government is united, and the party cannot unite if it is led from its fringes.
There is a pattern whereby even if you can't map out the exact policies and issues that might be dangerous for you as an individual... we've seen this before. And you don't have to join all the dots to see it ends badly. There shouldn't be that kind of fear from any community in the UK about a future government.
I think the Conservative Party is a fantastic organisation, it's been a wonderful home for me.
I'm in the most diverse Cabinet.
When I have been speaking to people in Braintree and at other places in the country they really didn't buy into Labour's economic offer, didn't buy into scare stories about the NHS and clearly didn't trust Jeremy Corbyn.
Once we can Brexit delivered, we can then start talking about those other issues which are much better at bringing people together. We will talk about local health provision, education, farming policing and the economy.
The London assembly's job is to scrutinise the mayor of London.
When I was on the London assembly it was quite common for government ministers to refuse to appear.
We didn't get agitated over the closure of blacksmiths when people stopped riding horses and started driving cars.
Once Brexit is delivered, we then need to think about how we can make the Conservatives look new and sound different.
I am Brexit tooth and claw, but we need to be pragmatic and sensible and leave with a deal.
To inspire the British people we need to look different, sound different, and offer something new. I believe I can do that.
Brexit has given us the start of a conversation with people who perhaps haven't traditionally voted Conservative.
