I first learned the power of a Labour government to transform lives growing up in my hometown of Stockport.

We can't have children growing up feeling unloved - the price is too high for that.

Growing up without love, without being cared for, might be the worst type of poverty.

My mother suffers mental health problems and has a learning deprivation.

The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through every department of education.

Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.

I owe my whole career as a storyteller to my father. He was an actor/director/producer and teacher.

I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the private sector in America to make sure that every child in America that wants to continue their education, they should be able to do that.