My father was a manual worker.

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

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.

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

Because when you watch US television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.

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

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