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I will do exactly as the Prime Minister asks me.

I serve at the discretion of the prime minister.

Being a prime minister is a very demanding job. And as long as I have the strength, I will continue to do this and be of benefit to my country.

In my position as prime minister, I bear the highest responsibility for decisions.

Your personality as the prime minister feeds through to what you emphasise, and what you don't, how you'll handle a situation - whether you've got the combination of intelligence or instincts to adapt and to make good decisions.

I will deal with the politicians in a political way and with the nonpoliticians in a nonpolitical way.

What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?

As First Minister, I will always act in the best interests of the country. As party leader, I will always act in the best interests of the party, and if that sometimes means taking difficult, unpalatable decisions, I will never shy away from that.

You do the policy, I'll do the politics.

When I become prime minister, I'm going to buy one of those Margaret Thatcher handbags, and I'll bang it on the table and demand my money back from the government for past bad services.