My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.

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

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 nicer?

My family were from Jamaica.

My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.

I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but I'm the only one who's questioned about it.

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 and therefore not an isolated issue.