I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Milibands leadership campaign commuting to London with a new baby so I already have my system set up. – Lucy Powell
Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times. – Lucy Powell
As a relatively young woman – Im 33 – I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If and when Im elected as an MP, I would face a choice: take my family with me to London each week or be apart for four, maybe five, nights a week. – Lucy Powell
The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to do better and to raise aspirations is through education. – Lucy Powell