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

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

It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own.

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.

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

I believe every abortion is a tragedy.

In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.