Lucy Powell: “I fully support him being the Labour candidate in the Makerfield by-election, adding I have it on good authority there's…”

Let’s not be embarrassed about that, that’s what we are.

If you look at the evidence from recent elections – right across the board – it’s clear that whichever party manages to unite its voter coalition is the one that wins.

Nigel Farage wants us to all blame immigrants for our country’s ills. He wants a race to the bottom on workers’ rights and deregulation.

I want working class, disadvantaged young people to have every opportunity to achieve highly academically.