“You'd be surprised how many politicians have a working class backgroun...” — Angela Rayner Quote

You'd be surprised how many politicians have a working class background but they get it beaten out of them.

The privileged have become more wealthy, while people from disadvantaged backgrounds have had their opportunities to get on and move up closed off. That's the Tory way.

The way I want to try and end private schools is by making our national education service so good you wouldn't want to waste your money.

Regardless of what tribe people think they're in, we don't work in isolation as human beings, we want to do what's right.

To give every child a fair chance to succeed, we need to give them the best possible start in life. For far too many that isn't happening.

I like myself the way I am. I have no filmi background, no godfather.

What you don't get necessarily at drama school is a gigantic mix of people. At university, there's people from every social background, and you get to go through that period of being naive and not quite sure who you're going to be.

Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor.

I never liked talking about myself or my background because I hated bringing back bad memories. And sometimes when I talked, it would come out the wrong way, and I'd look like a jerk. That's why I became an enigma to people.