You cannot live in the best city in the world and have people living on the streets.

Raising the congestion charge won't necessarily make a difference. Rather than increasing the amount you pay in congestion charge, we should be thinking about an ultra low emission zone. We should penalise those cars who are the biggest polluters and reward cars that don't, like electric cars.

Leaving the EU isn't the answer to Britain's problems.

I am backing Remain for a very simple reason: it is the best way of protecting jobs, wages and rights for working people.

How is it having more control if there is double the immigration as there would be under an Australian style points system?

Most employers I speak to, they want to create jobs and give decent salaries. Some small and medium companies say to me they cannot afford to pay the living wage. I say "what about if I gave you a business rate cut?" and they say, yes, ok. We want companies which are skilled up, generating more profit, more corporation tax - we should not be embarrassed at success, as long as they pay their taxes.

Britain cannot compete with China or Taiwan on price; we compete on skills, on arts and culture.