William Hague
William Hague
William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond, PC, FRSLis a British Conservative politician and life peer. He represented Richmond, Yorkshire as Member of Parliamentfrom 1989 to 2015. He also served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2014 to 2015, as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2010 to 2014, and as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2001...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1961
country common-sense people
Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense.
home people giving
The people of Britain want a Home Secretary who will give them back their streets. They want a Home Secretary who will speak up for the victim, not the criminal.
decision world diffusion
The world is not going into concentric blocs of power. It is actually going into a diffusion of power with more centres of decision-making than ever in human civilisation. That requires you to place yourself in far more hubs of power than ever before.
today messages responsible
Today further EU targeted sanctions on Syria come into force. The message is clear and unambiguous: those responsible for the repression will be singled out and held accountable.
occupation resolution force
We're not getting involved in terms of sending ground forces into Libya. Let's be clear about that. And indeed the UN Resolution forbids that. It says no foreign occupation of any part of Libya.
good-luck political normal
Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.
lying men cynical
When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister no wonder the public are cynical about politics.
doubt progress gaddafi
We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated.
believe hypocrite home
When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites.
matter somalia security
For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.
thinking way principles
I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.
law guilty headlines
Wouldn't it be better to have a watertight law designed to catch the guilty, rather than a press release law designed to catch the headlines?
world opponents conflict
Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.
children betrayed generations
A generation of children has been betrayed.