I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person..

It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely because I am not associ….

In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values..

I want to write a best-selling book..

I want a Labour Party that is more democratic, more open and listens to its members..

I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child..

I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't..

So long as the UK continues to maintain its own identity, it is my belief that the US and the UK should maintain close relations..

Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors an….

My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city area….

Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing..

It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own..

I believe every abortion is a tragedy..

I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs..

My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background..

You can't defend the indefensible. Anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical..

When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest ….

White people love playing 'divide & rule'. We should not play their game..

Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have..

Being an MP is a good job, the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children -- clean, indoors and no heavy lifting. What could be ni….

I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children..