Iain Duncan Smith: The private sector is, “against the odds”, and despite the recession, “still creating work”

Jeremy Hunt: London 2012 saw “surely the biggest and best Cultural Olympiad ever”

David Burrowes MP: The Government will not pay for addicts to get into treatment, it will pay to get them out of it

Boris and Arnie take a cable car across the Thames

David Cameron and Boris Johnson dancing to the Spice Girls at the Olympic closing ceremony

Hat-tip: Guido Fawkes

David Cameron says that only two words are needed to sum up the Games: “Britain delivered”

David Cameron: “This is what the athletes have asked for, delivered up to 2016”

David Cameron explains why the UK is supplying £5 million of help to Syrian opposition

William Hague: “Today we are greatly increasing what we will do” to support the Syrian rebels

David Cameron: “I think there’s still a big problem” with a lack of competitive sports in our schools

On CNN, Sam Gyimah MP worries at US regulator’s language towards Standard Chartered

David Cameron: Many of the best state schools for sports do not set minimum hours of compulsory sport each week

David Cameron defends overseas aid budget as “a moral obligation” during tense radio interview

Edwina Currie: I don’t think Louise Mensch’s resignation had to happen

George Osborne: Louise Mensch has been “an inspiring Member of Parliament”