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
believe party thinking
I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't believe the Government of the day, so they have to know that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons.
wise military thinking
I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran.
children dirty thinking
Labour have been listening for too long to the so-called experts who think that competition is a dirty word and that communicating facts to our children is elitist.
sorry party thinking
When the Lord Chancellor violates the trust of his great office of state to solicit party donations from people whose careers he can control, and then says I'm not sorry, and I'd do it again no wonder the public think that power has gone to their heads.
thinking government would-be
I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government.
thinking way principles
I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.
general government intend next
We will not be threatened. We intend to be in government after the next general election, so this won't really matter.
bag disaster fallen major
It would have been a major disaster if the bag had fallen open.
course deal european poor seldom
Seldom in the course of European negotiations has so much been surrendered for so little. This is a poor deal for Britain.
economic enormous further given leadership point weight
That was an encouraging sign. But we want them to go further down the road, and point out how important it is to have American leadership given their economic weight in the world. That would make an enormous difference.
associate britain coming crisis fastest great last ourselves shrinking
We think a great crisis is coming for Europe. The last thing Britain should do is associate ourselves with the fastest shrinking part of the world economy.
rush whether
I don't know whether I will ever go back on to the front, but don't rush me.
election party point putting
I wouldn't have an election at this point to date. That would be putting party before country.
approach months sign six
Six months after he called for a new approach in Europe, there is little sign of it.