"The Constitution for 225 years has established a government that is the servant of the people, not the master, " he said.

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He was so hard working and a true servant of the people of Croydon.

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And I want to thank the people of New York for giving the best public servant in my family a chance to continue serving the public.

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The American people can be proud to have a public servant of her caliber and character representing our country.

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As an ex Civil Servant of 39 years front line service I have to wonder at the crass stupidity and lack of basic knowledge of people like David Cross of Liverpool.

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