You learn from mistakes.

Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.

Being an MP is a good job, the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children -- clean, indoors and no heavy lifting. What could be nicer?

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.

I believe every abortion is a tragedy.

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

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