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

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 gadgets. Things replace parental standards.

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.

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

Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food.

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.

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