British - Politician | October 8, 1970 -
Opportunity must be underpinned by security - and Labour must offer that security.
Sadiq Khan
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Labour allowed ourselves to be painted as anti-business for talking about insecurity, when in reality, the opposite was true.
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Thousands of people's lives improved in this country through human rights laws. Individual people taking on the all-powerful state and winning. You'd think a very Tory thing to do. Sadly not, under Cameron's leadership.
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Labour accepts that the European Court of Human Rights needs reform.
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Only Labour is in a position to protect individual rights against abuses by the state.
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I never understood how much running changes your life. I'm now obsessed. When not trying to beat my personal best, I'm talking to other people about theirs, reading training advice or eating the perfect balance of carbs and protein.
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My morning runs have become one of the only times I have during the week to reflect and take stock.
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Legal aid gets a bad press. Some rail against handing taxpayers' money to criminals; others attack fat cat lawyers, while some argue that we spend far more on legal aid than other countries. But let's get some facts straight: saying that legal aid is just about criminals is wrong - most goes to people before any decision is taken on their guilt.
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Victims want to know that the true perpetrators of their crime are convicted - legal aid helps achieve this.
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Legal aid is central to righting wrongs and rectifying injustice.
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Betting shops have a big impact on encouraging on-street drinking and can often become a centre for disorder and anti-social behaviour.
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Minority ethnic issues need to be mainstream issues.
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