United we stand, divided we fall is one of the oldest and truest slogans of the Labour movement.

Of course I want to be [prime minister].

Of course I want to lead [Tory] party. Of course I want to lead this party in order to put forward an alternative and lead this party to win the election as soon as it comes.

You should never be so high and mighty you can't listen to somebody else and learn something from them. Leadership is as much about using the ear as using the mouth.

Of course we as Labour Party members must all be free to criticise and oppose injustice and abuse wherever we find it. But as today's Report recommends, can we please leave Hitler and Nazi metaphors alone (especially in the context of Israel). Why? Because the Shoah is still in people's family experience.

Legal aid... is fundamental to giving everybody in this country access to justice.

My wife is Mexican and my constituency is very, very multicultural.