William Hague described the job of Foreign Secretary as 'addictive'

William Hague yesterday insisted he would not 'walk away' from his post as Foreign Secretary - despite speculation he has tired of front line politics.

In a defiant interview the former Tory leader hit back at reports that he has  lost his 'mojo' following criticism of his handling of the Libya crisis.

'If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet,' he said.

Mr Hague said he had the full support of David Cameron, and described the job of Foreign Secretary as 'addictive'. He said he had given up too much to return to front line politics to quit so soon.


Defiant: Foreign Secretary William Hague says he made many sacrifices to return to frontline politics and has no intention of quitting

He added: 'I gave up lots of things I love doing - writing and business and playing the piano and so on. I wouldn't give up all those things and come back into politics because I wasn't interested in it. Why on earth would I do that?

'There were two reasons I came back into politics - to support David Cameron and to serve the country. I am not walking away from those things.

'People had better get used to the idea.' Mr Hague has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks over the Government's handling of the unfolding crisis in Libya.