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I'm in the business, as a journalist, of asking tough questions.

Having been a journalist for almost 20 years and then becoming a politician has definitely been an interesting and enriching experience for me.

I wanted to be a journalist because I like to ask questions. And I like the idea that someone might feel responsible for answering them.

The fact is, most journalists I know are not particularly political. They move around a lot.

It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician.

I think it's my interaction with journalists that has pegged me more as political than my actual records, although they have obviously political aspects to them as well.

I was a political reporter for quite some time, so I followed around all sorts of different politicians.

I realise that, strutting around in power corridors for political coverage, a journalist becomes half a politician.