A prerequisite to the inclusive prosperity that will increase equality and reduce poverty is growth. This requires an innovative economy in which productive businesses, the state and citizens work together to create wealth and ensure that globalisation works for many… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
I think the first person to call me 'Britain's Obama' was Martin Bright at the New Statesman. Harriet Harman made the comparison once at… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
The reason I have been so outspoken on antisemitism is that racism is racism - and my family have been victims of it. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
Requiring fund managers to disclose how they vote would increase accountability and mean that pensioners and ordinary investors would more easily be able to… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
Whether it is clamping down on tax avoidance by multinationals, setting ambitious targets for tackling climate change, or reforming the posted workers' directive to… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
Leaving the single market, making communities poorer and more alienated, is not the way to deal with public concerns about immigration, most of which… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
We do not just strive for a society in which every person has the opportunity to reach their full potential (all parties lay claim… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
Being outside the customs union would mean masses of new red tape, a desperate scramble for trade agreements and the re-emergence of a border… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
I have a confession to make: I am a Labour parliamentary candidate but like and get on with some of the Conservative persuasion. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
My stock answer when people ask 'Are you Britain's Barack Obama?' is 'I'm quite happy being Streatham's Chuka Umunna,' and I really mean that. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
If truth be told, certainly culturally, I never felt totally comfortable in the Labour party, because I've never really been a massively tribal politician. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
One way to promote shareholder engagement and activism is through greater accountability and transparency. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
Look, I like my music, and I don't have a conventional background for a politician, but I'm pretty conventional in many senses. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share
