I love hard political debate and I love beating somebody on a political point but what I'm more frustrated by is the politics where you play the man not the politics.

The government don't want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren't any consequences.

Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause.

I love hard political debate and I love beating somebody on a political point but what I'm more frustrated by is the politics where you play the man not the politics.

I got a very strong sense from my mother, in particular, that we are all equal in the sight of God.

What I will say will not always please you, but what I say will always be honest and true and how I genuinely see it.

My Scottish Labour Party is a crusade - to fight poverty, inequality and injustice.