The Parliamentary Labour Party is a crucial and very important part of the Labour party, but it is not the entirety of the Labour Party.

We are all in the Labour party because we want the Labour party to be a vehicle for social change. There is a thirst for debate in the party, and all those who have joined haven't joined without a purpose.

A Labour party is not a debating club, it is a party of action.

Abortion is an issue of conscience for the Labour party.

Thus in such a Labour Party there can be no question of independent policy.

What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party.