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

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 associated with the past.

There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown.

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

I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations.

Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider.

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 areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain.