I'm a believer in forgiveness. I have worked with people who have been in gangs and now dedicate their lives to helping inner city kids. I've run offender services with teachings of responsibility, empathy and understanding of the victims at their heart. I've seen people change.
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Boris Johnson needs to be challenged, with passion, heart and precision.
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The trouble for lots of politicians is they worry so much about everybody liking every single thing that they do.
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It might be easy to brush away the febrile atmosphere online as a nasty byproduct of free expression: it's less easy when it happens to you.
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The greatest lie that was ever told is that I'm some sort of rightwinger.
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For me socialism has never been an intellectual pursuit. It comes from my upbringing and experience.
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I made a decision to stop feeling envious of other people, to crack on with my life and stop comparing myself with others.
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I was politically complacent during the Blair years. Things were good and people thought things would be good forever.
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As a mother, I want the very best for my children. As a politician, I want what is best for all children.