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

There is no reason why the US and the UK cannot have close relations.

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

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.

My father was a manual worker.

You learn from mistakes.