Political parties - which too often operate like closed circles - must open up. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
You cannot duck the difficult issues in the middle of an election campaign. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
Screaming 'you're wrong' at the electorate is not a good strategy for a party seeking to win back its trust. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of good media and the Obama comparison has definitely been part of the reason for some of that. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
I've never bought the argument that people are apathetic about politics. — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
Though I am probably guilty of indulging in excessive tribalism myself at times, I try to put partisanship to one side where… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
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… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
Undoubtedly Obama's multi-ethnic heritage is part of his appeal. There is something in his background that we can all relate to and… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
Why not let the main parties wither? Because I know of no better vehicle than the political party to enable those with… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
Comparing every black male politician on the scene to Obama is a bit lazy - just because I'm from a similar background… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
Too often, politicians fail to relate what they advocate to the kind of society they want to build, or they dress up… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
