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

You learn from mistakes.

There is no reason why the US and the UK cannot have close relations.

Tackling childhood obesity is key.

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

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

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