There was only one punch. Tony Blair rang me and he said 'Are you OK?' and I said 'Yes', and he said 'Well, what happened?' and I said 'I was just carrying out your orders. You told us to connect with the electorate, so I did.

My roots, my background and the way I act is working class, but it would be hypsocritical to say I'm anything else than middle class now.

So what I did was stuff my face with anything around, any old rubbish, burgers, chocolate, crisps, fish and chips, loads of it, till I felt sick - but at least I'd had the pleasure of stuffing my face and feeling really full.

The Green Belt is a Labour achievement - and we mean to build on it.

It's moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration.

I don't get a fair whack, I don't pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.

I will have failed in this if in five years there are not many more people using public transport and far fewer journeys by car. It is a tall order but I want you to hold me to it.