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.

United we stand, divided we fall is one of the oldest and truest slogans of the Labour movement.

What kind of city are we living in, if we encourage the development or ownership of large, expensive properties for investment and land banking... while people are sleeping on the streets?

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.

You should never be so high and mighty you can't listen to somebody else and learn something from them. Leadership is as much about using the ear as using the mouth.

I don't respond in any way to personal abuse that is thrown at me.

I decided to invite Donald Trump on his visit to Britain to come with me to my constituency because he has problems with Mexicans and he has problems with Muslims.

Sorry, but we live in a democracy and the Government has to be responsive to Parliament.

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

I would have set out very quickly the relationship with Europe.

The people of Aleppo have suffered like no one else for so long. There has to be a political solution.

Uniqueness is what makes you the most beautiful.

Tolerance is nothing more than patience with boundaries.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Time moves in one direction, memory in another.

A photograph is just a tiny slice of a subject. A piece of them in a moment. It seems presumptuous to think you can get more than that.

So I'm in quite the wrong profession obviously.

The Backstreet Boys were so ten years ago. Whatever.

For a woman to be considered a celebrated beauty is not exactly a bad thing. I think we have to say that in all reality.

Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.

The world I describe is about how people live now. It's not about zany people with unlimited, inexplicable funds in an apartment somewhere.