If someone walked along any high street anywhere in London, and probably anywhere in the country, and looked into a letting agency, they would see a sign saying, 'No benefits here.' In other words, anyone in receipt of a state benefit is not allowed to apply for a private rented flat from that agent.

I also recognise that the mandate was given by hundreds of thousands of ordinary people joining in the political process.

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

Our Jewish friends are no more responsible for the actions of Israel or the Netanyahu government than our Muslim friends are for those of various self-styled Islamic states or organisations.

I believe in a democracy and we live in a democracy. We have a titular head of state as the monarch but without political power.

Why are we putting people who are already in a vulnerable position through this dreadful, appalling stress?

Labour has the responsibility to give a lead where the government will not. We need to bring people together, hold the government to account, oppose austerity and set out a path to exit that will protect jobs and incomes.