Our freedom, our prosperity and our security depend on a proper respect for the fortune of our neighbours, allies and old friends.
To be dubbed by my sovereign is an absolutely wonderful honour for me and my family.
I think to leave Europe would be a threat on the one hand to our economic security and on the other our national security.
I think this country is genuinely a meritocracy.
This country has always led from the front and it should continue to do so.
My job is to be an MP. It's not just about Europe.
I'm not optimistic for my country. I don't see how we're ever going to project our influence and our standing and our power outside the E.U. Britain's voice is going to diminish, I'm afraid.
The idea that the British carried out hundreds of war crimes in Iraq is, of course, utterly without foundation and grossly unfair.
I'm quite sure that, had Twitter been of an age when my grandfather was prime minister, I'm sure they would have used it. He was a brilliant and gifted communicator.
The eurosceptics, many of whom are my friends and are highly intelligent people with strong views, they are entirely respectable in every way, I just don't agree with them.
I never thought I would hear Labour and Scottish Nationalist ministers in both Westminster and Holyrood publicly recognise the environmental benefits of good grouse moor management.
When you are choosing an MP you need to choose the person who is pretty much likely to be the best representative for your area.
I bridled strongly when Labour introduced their Right to Roam, fearing that it would be misused by the hard Left to stir up unnecessary trouble in the countryside. In fact, greater access to the uplands has been a very good thing.
My family have a long story of service to our country.
To work for the good of our country is not a shallow thing.
We must find a credible route through Brexit to build a better country and go forward together.
To engage all sides of Parliament in a common national cause is not unpatriotic.
I really should not need to spell this out, but one of the attributes of a successful sniper is that he makes no sound at all - nor, indeed, shouts out warnings!
I know, as a former serving officer, that our troops are extremely well disciplined and well led, and they take the correct treatment of prisoners very seriously.
It is one thing to go into combat, but quite another to go in with the sapping knowledge that what you do in the next few chaotic minutes or hours in the name of your mates, your regiment, your country, might also see you dragged into court.
