Chuka Umunna

Believe it or not, we all share the same values in the Labour party, but there will always be differences of opinion on policy - that is in the nature of the broad-church political parties we have under our flawed first-past-the-post electoral system. ”

I want to make sure that all GPs, not only in my constituency but across the U.K., help to raise awareness of the increased risk of prostate cancer in black men and have the knowledge to initiate these important conversations with the community. ”

I wasn't one of those people who had some grand plan to become Prime Minister. I'm a normal person. When I was being foolish in my twenties, when I was at university, I wasn't thinking I was going to become an MP. ”

Leaving Labour was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do and it was not a cause of jubilation or happiness. I did it with great sadness, but you have to put the country first. ”

Despite Labour's achievements in government, we were too often seen as champions for global capital markets, which worked for bankers but did not seem to be delivering for the rest of Britain. ”

Though I am probably guilty of indulging in excessive tribalism myself at times, I try to put partisanship to one side where appropriate. ”

Screaming 'you're wrong' at the electorate is not a good strategy for a party seeking to win back its trust. ”

We must never forget the value of work because without it people are denied a sense of dignity and of community. ”

My family have shaped my politics more than anything else. ”

The reason I have been so outspoken on antisemitism is that racism is racism - and my family have been victims of it. ”