For the most part our grassroots members are serious, nice, tolerant people.

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Our party's committed to tackling failing schools and cutting crime.

Our party's committed to tackling failing schools and cutting crime.

We need to show that we know and understand and can reflect today's Britain. Today...

We need to show that we know and understand and can reflect today's Britain. Today...

We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often...

We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often...

It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of...

It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of...

I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without...

I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without...

So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to...

So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to...

The party at its best has always been a modern party.

The party at its best has always been a modern party.

Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes,...

Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes,...

We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But...

We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But...

If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to...

If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to...

We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too...

We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too...

We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the...

We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the...

The problem we have is not Labour, in however it is configured.

The problem we have is not Labour, in however it is configured.

Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive,...

Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive,...

Our party believes in diversity, not uniformity.

Our party believes in diversity, not uniformity.

But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer...

But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer...

It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving...

It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving...

There's this illusion that homosexuals have sex and heterosexuals fall in love. That's completely untrue....

There's this illusion that homosexuals have sex and heterosexuals fall in love. That's completely untrue....

People sometimes think I'm gay because I once played a gay in a movie. It's...

People sometimes think I'm gay because I once played a gay in a movie. It's...

God made us who we are. So did science. Therefore, no explanation should be demanded...

God made us who we are. So did science. Therefore, no explanation should be demanded...