We are all in the Labour party because we want the Labour party to be a vehicle for social change. There is a thirst for debate in the party, and all those who have joined haven't joined without a purpose.

The Parliamentary Labour Party is a crucial and very important part of the Labour party, but it is not the entirety of the Labour Party.

I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.

The country needs change but we also have to have the courage to acknowledge what is good," he said, insisting this was part of the mentality change the party had to undergo. "It is easy to say no; more difficult to say yes. But change is our lifeblood,"

A Labour party is not a debating club, it is a party of action.

Abortion is an issue of conscience for the Labour party.