Tim Yeo

“The next few years are going to be horrendously difficult for me.”

“My loyalty to the Prime Minister is 100 per cent and I am sure he will lead our party to victory in the next election.”

“I’ve always said that I think it is a mistake to have a reputation for being a man of principle in politics.”

“I believe that we have to make the case for climate change action as an economic opportunity.”

“We want to see the E.U. as a trading bloc, not as a political union.”

“There is a huge amount of public support for the renewable energy industry.”

“The fact that my constituency is in the middle of East Anglia, which is a part of the world which is very flat, has had a profound effect on my environmental thinking.”