Labour's RAF veteran Harry Leslie Smith 'I never had a childhood'

Harry Leslie Smith made a speech about the NHS at this year's Labour Party conference that had delegates in tears.

On 5 live with Sarah Brett and Dan Walker the 91-year-old former RAF veteran answered questions from Birmingham sixth form students about his childhood and why he votes Labour.

When asked how his youth compared to today's he responded: "I didn't have a childhood, I started work at seven and a half years old".

For the full interview download the podcast here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/extraedition

This clip is originally from Afternoon Edition 7 October 2014.