Liz Kendall

“Too often people are being left without the tools they need to get themselves back into work.”

“I am not going to be the sort of politician who does all that stuff about their private life.”

“Making sure there are good jobs that pay a decent wage in every part of the country means backing hi-tech companies, modern manufacturing, Britain's scientists and creative industries - not spending billions of pounds reopening coal mines or renationalising huge swaths of the economy.”

“I well remember the pride that my parents felt when my brother and I went up to Cambridge, but I also know many friends that I grew up with - brilliant, funny, acutely intelligent girls - who never fulfilled their potential.”

“People's taxes spent on servicing our national debt, instead of funding public services. This isn't just a waste - it's also a risk.”

“Effective stewardship of the public finances has to be at the heart of everything we do.”

“When it comes to public services, I am firmly on the side of the public.”

“Our values are precious: the freedom to elect or kick out a government; the freedom to worship in different places; and the freedom that allows me as a woman to wear what I want, to choose any career that I want, and to love whom I want. These values are vital. They are part of us. And they are worth defending with everything we have.”

“A Labour Party that stops talking about social mobility has forgotten what it is for.”

“We need welfare reform to get people back to work and provide proper support for those that can't.”

“Friendly societies, educational associations and trade unions gave working people the power to shape their own lives.”

“Look I'm in favour of free movement of labour but not free movement of benefits; people who come here should come to work and that is extremely important that that is dealt with.”

“Labour grew out of popular movements of mutualism and self-help.”

“A jobs-first Brexit deal means remaining in the single market and customs union.”

“Nobody wants to think about what they'll be like when they're incredibly old.”

“I want every Labour Council to lead a revolution in opening horizons for pupils and making better educational chances everyone's business.”

“I am a strong champion of personal health and social care budgets.”

“You do your best, you work hard for yourself, for your family and others.”

“There is no point saying you believe in economic responsbility and being careful with taxpayers money if public services are a reform-free zone.”

“Making sure children from all backgrounds learn about opportunities that are usually available to a few, is an inspiring vision of what our schools can be. That means ensuring there is strong leadership and great teachers, particularly in the most deprived areas.”