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

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.

I believe every abortion is a tragedy.

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

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

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

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