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I want to stay away from politics, or else I'll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth.

It is quite widely known that I like shoes. This is not something that defines me as either a woman or a politician, but it has come to define me in the eyes of the newspapers. I wore a pair of leopard-print kitten heels to a Conservative Party Conference a few years ago and the papers have continued to focus on my feet ever since.

My poor, problematic feet don't let me wear anything much over a three- or four-inch heel.

I'm not a politically radical person. In fact, I'm much more interested in being radical aesthetically.

I don't want to force my politics on my readers.

I have run across characters in my political career that have that singular focus of being someone, being in a position of power.

The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes.

My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.