You've got to ensure that the holders of an opinion, however unpopular, are allowed to put across their points of view.
I travelled to Germany to witness for myself what nationalism, populism and the breakdown of peace between the great European nations had done. Amidst the rubble I made great friends who have remained friends for the rest of our lives.
We fought big time fascists when I was knee high to a grasshopper up in Yorkshire, when I grew up I fought fascists in the West Midlands in the form of the National Front.
We don’t duck democratic choices out of fear of fascists.
Europe needs us just as much as we need Europe and it's time to stop fiddling for a solution, it's time to implement the solution.
The function of parliament is to hold the executive to account. We should never overlook the primacy of parliament.
If Labour ends up on the scrapheap of history, it will do so because of its own foolishness and self-inflicted wounds. What party in its right mind would allow a combination of far-left enemies, militant trade unions and first-time supporters to decide its fate?
The group For Our Future’s Sake will tour key marginal constituencies to ensure first that young people register to vote then, second, that they use that vote tactically to keep their hope of a final Brexit referendum alive.
Being speaker has afforded me a unique opportunity to serve parliament, for which I am immensely grateful.
The high reputation of Westminster abroad is not entirely reflected at home.
