"But I mustn't let that cloud the picture and the facts are these. The facts are that I bought shares in a unit trust, shares that are like any other sorts of shares, and paid taxes on them in exactly the same way. I sold those shares in fact I sold all the shares that I owned.

"Later on I will be publishing all the information that goes into my tax return, not just for this year but for years gone past because I want to be completely transparent and open about these things. I will be the first Prime Minister, the first leader of a major political party to do that. I think it's the right thing to do."