There were a lot of things I thought of doing as I was growing up, from becoming a singer to a priest to a pilot.

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  I have very eclectic tastes. I love soul and Motown; I listen to some rap - Stormzy, Tinie Tempah,

• David Lammy:

  Courts are too distant from the communities they put on trial.

• David Lammy:

  As I have consistently recommended, we desperately need to find more black judges, particularly fem

• David Lammy:

  White supremacy is not confined to strange men in the Deep South who put on white cloaks, it is not

• David Lammy:

  Football is a great way for me to catch up with my sons, and to let off some steam from my professi

• David Lammy:

  Supporting Spurs is a bit like being in the Labour Party. It's a labour of love, believe me.

• David Lammy:

  Like many black men growing up in London, I have been stopped and searched by several policemen. I

• David Lammy:

  I grew up under Thatcher; the era of apartheid; the era of the poll tax; the era of riots. I rememb

• David Lammy:

  Separate but equal is a fraud.

• David Lammy:

  When I make a contribution in debates and in our public life, the House wants to hear what I say. I