Quotes from David Lidington

As the Eurozone takes steps towards closer fiscal and economic integration, and as the E.U. continues to develop, we need to be absolutely clear when it is most appropriate to take decisions at the national or local level, closer to the people affected, and in other cases when it is best to take action at the E.U. or global level.

Northern Ireland has a unique place in the Union. As the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement enshrined in law, the people of Northern Ireland can be British, Irish or neither.

The men and women who work in our prisons are the unsung heroes of the criminal justice system.

While the circumstances of any one situation are unique, it is clear that many families could have been helped if they had found it easier to talk openly about mental health challenges in the home.

The closer you get to Number 10 the more you see what a back-breaking job that is, the pressure is absolutely constant and the loss of privacy is almost complete so I don't have ambitions in that direction and there is no vacancy nor likely to be during my time in politics.

Prisons are out of public sight, and most often out of mind. But the vast majority of prisoners will at some point leave jail and rejoin our communities, which is why what happens inside matters to us all.

The truth is, for many young people, the changing schools or starting a new academic year is really difficult to deal with.

The rule of law and the independence of the judiciary underpin our democracy and lie at the heart of our way of life. They are the very cornerstone of our freedoms.

Ukrainians are entitled to decide their own future.

It is in our nations' interests to see a strong European Union with a growing economy, competitive on the world market.

South Korea is a vigorous democracy, with strong judicial institutions and a commitment to the rule of law.

In the face of Covid-19, everything else seems a side-issue.

Being part of the E.U. is central to how we in the U.K. create jobs, expand trade and protect our interests around the world.