I regret the time and resources needed to undertake this but... it is right to lay this accusation to rest.

We obviously have the right to go back to Parliament and to say 'We, the sovereign body who are elected, are the only ones in the end who are answerable for the protection of security and stability in our country,'

I want to go back to a time when I was very young, when you expected the police to be part of the community and the community to be part of policing.

If anyone... seriously believes that a further exponential rise in the prison population for short-term prisoners and first-time offenders is the way to ensure our safety then they are sorely deluded.

We're coming together, maybe at the right time. Now we've just got to carry it through through the rest of the season.

I didn't come into politics to have to deal with the issue of clandestine entry, illegal working, or an asylum system that allows a free run for right-wing bigots.