Andrew Mitchell

Tackling deprivation around the world is a moral imperative and firmly in Britain's national interest.

All of Britain's aid is spent in Britain's national interests, and some of it contributes to Britain's national security as well.

There's nothing to be said for opposition. You can only talk about things and you can lay your plans. You can't actually achieve very much; you have to be in government for that.

If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, that's got to be good, hasn't it?

God has always worked wonders through his prophets to increase the faith of His chosen people or to correct their disobedience.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.