Wes Streeting

“People around the world are asking their political leaders legitimate questions about their tax arrangements. And yet, in the case of David Cameron, it is his failure to provide complete answers that has aroused the desire for further scrutiny.”

“At times of economic upheaval and with pressures on livelihoods, history tells us that people can become fearful and resentful. In the United Kingdom, we saw that resentment writ large during the E.U. referendum campaign.”

“The economic crisis caused by a hard Brexit or the democratic deficit of a soft Brexit both risk fuelling Britain's populist right.”

“Attending party political conferences is an expensive business. Simply purchasing a charity rate visitor pass, spending a night or two in a budget hotel and getting an advance rail ticket will cost hundreds of pounds. If you want organise a fringe meeting or book at exhibition stall it will set you back thousands.”

“In an ideal world, of course, we would still be arguing for free education. If I was starting with a blank sheet of paper, I would have system that was funded by progressive taxation where graduates aren't making that contribution. But we don't live in an ideal world.”

“Rather than allowing students and teachers to celebrate their success, some would rather we measure success in Britain in terms of failure; that our education system can only truly be of a high standard if significant numbers lose out. This is no way to build a world-class education system.”

“We need an education system that prepares people to seize the opportunities of the 21st century - from tackling the inequality that sees the poorest kids arriving at school at a disadvantage from the age of five to creating a truly lifelong learning system to help people reskill and retrain as they're living longer and working longer.”

“There has always been a problem with elements of the left, particularly the far left, who revel in their self-righteousness, who love telling voters how disappointed they are in them.”

“We need a comprehensive strategy to bring about an end to the Syrian civil war and defeat Isis.”

“I come from a single parent family but with both parents. I always stress that because my poor dad always gets written out and I always feel sorry for him because it's like he abandoned me, which he never did.”

“The NUS wants a serious debate on higher education funding.”

“I owe the NHS my life.”

“My nan was very active in the Labour Party in the 1980s, her politics are way to the left of mine, she used to do crazy things.”

“There are so many students out there who said they don't understand NUS or know how to get involved, and don't think the priorities and policies of NUS represent them and reflect their interests.”

“Every great Labour government has been elected with a compelling national story about the condition of Britain and how they intended to change it to meet the challenges of the day in the interests of the common good.”

“Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer are quite right to call for a Brexit that puts jobs first, and to hold ministers to account for their promise to negotiate a trade deal with the E.U. that delivers 'the exact same benefits' as single market membership.”

“Art isn't my thing, I'll be honest.”

“There is no future for the Labour party if the debate about our future becomes locked in an ideological battle between two competing visions of the past instead of building a new politics that can unite the country around a vision for the future.”

“Party affiliations based on issues such as class or race are slowly eroding. Against this backdrop, gathering data about voting intentions remains necessary, but insufficient.”

“I see myself as part of an LGBT community.”