Kenneth Clarke

“You can’t just go around arresting people and holding them without charge.”

“The idea that you can just walk away from the European Union is a fantasy.”

“The key to a successful economy is stable, low inflation.”

“I am probably the most pro-American politician in the House of Commons.”

“I think the British public are a bit more grown-up than some of my colleagues give them credit for.”

“A hung parliament is not a constitutional crisis.”

“I have never believed in a federal superstate. I have always believed in a Europe of nation states.”

“I've always been a one-nation Tory.”

“The public expects us to get on with the job, to deliver what we promised, and to govern in the national interest.”

“You've got to be a bit of a bloody-minded bastard to get to the top in politics.”

“The single market is the most important thing we've got. It's the basis of our prosperity.”