I have had long relationships but have never married.
The behaviour of several male politicians against me has never been condemned by Ed Miliband, or the Labour Party, and it needs to be because in the end, it will have a long-term corrosive effect for politics full stop and for young girls who want to go into politics.
Sometimes, for girls, it's about building confidence and giving them a can-do attitude. It's seeing role models, people like yourselves, doing those jobs and achieving them, just to say, 'I can do that.'
You only have a true choice when you know what opportunities are out there and what qualifications you need.
You wouldn't try and make a cake without a recipe book. Careers are just the same.
One of my best friends was the first U.K. female fighter pilot.
People who have been successful in business have a huge amount to offer young people who are just starting out.
Our young people are some of the best and most talented in the world - they are driven, entrepreneurial, and innovative - and with the help of people who have already made it in the world of work, they can go on to be the bosses and employers of the future.
I ran my first campaign when I was 11. My slogan was 'Vote McVey, vote the right way.' I've never surpassed it!
The people I believed in were people like William Lever, the great philanthropic industrialist - self-made men who realised anyone could achieve.
My dad started off in scrap metal, real men doing men's jobs.
Life is about hard work and getting on with things.
When I became minister for employment, that was my ideal job because it meant I was able to reflect on what I saw growing up and actually try to change it.
Has my accent held me back? I don't believe it has at all. I think it can be a colourful accent.
What I like to see is people like Beyonce. Here is a woman who is bling-a-ding. Not only does she look like that and act like that - I've seen her perform, and I was blown away - but she is at the top of her profession.
Where I come from, from a very different point of view, it's a Labour heartland, it's a trade union heartland, and I'll have a very personal campaign against me there.
Most people fall upon tough times at some point.
I want to give the message that anyone can succeed given the opportunity.
I guess, as a young girl growing up in Liverpool in the '80s, when unemployment was high, my ideal job would have been to have been Minister for Employment to see, can you solve these problems? Can you get people into work?
That's what you've got to be to be an MP: a problem solver. How can I help you? How can I engage? What do you need?
