Ideology never put food on my table.

We need a sustainable system of student finance that promotes opportunity, encourages aspiration, increases social mobility and is governed by fairness. But all the Tories can offer is unsustainable, mounting debt, punishing students for wanting an education. And discouraging thousands of young people from climbing the ladder to a better life.

Half of those people who experience mental health difficulties do so before the age of 14. The problems begin early - so early interventions are essential.

Half of those people who experience mental health difficulties do so before the age of 14. The problems begin early - so early interventions are essential.

I think technical education and vocational skills and having a trade mean something.

I went to my local Sure Start centre, and they put me on a parenting course. I learned things that might seem simple - that it was important to hug and love your child, and read to them. This might seem obvious, but it wasn't to me at the time.

Free school meals for all children, no matter what their background, will improve the education and health of our children.