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

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.

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.

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

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.

Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.

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.