I would like to sound like James Mason. I reckon if I'd had a better voice I could have been prime minister. It is the most irritating voice in public life.

I have met the people who run the world, and I am not in awe of them.

I am not against Israel, I am against Zionists.

I take a much more pragmatic view than many people on the Left about working with Neil Kinnock. Kinnock represents the best vehicle possible for achieving socialism now.

I'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world.

To tackle climate change you don't have to reduce your quality of life, but you do have to change the way you live

I think it's much more important to keep people in work than have pay rises.