My right hon. Friend is very kind. I suppose being the last Thatcherite is better than being the last Majorite.

The UK does have a role, and I fully accept the point about the Commonwealth.

When, we ask—what does “temporary” mean? Surely temporary only means temporary. Being helpful, I want to give the Government a way out.

It is a pleasure to follow my right hon.

I am sure that is right.

That is precisely the point that I wanted to make.

My right hon. Friend is very kind. I suppose being the last Thatcherite is better than being the last Majorite.

The UK does have a role, and I fully accept the point about the Commonwealth.

When, we ask—what does “temporary” mean? Surely temporary only means temporary. Being helpful, I want to give the Government a way out.

Over the weekend, we had the full panoply of the Stasi state with its pettifogging prying into people’s private lives, including show trials