Andy Burnham: “Somebody needs to grasp the nettle. I will be the one to do that and I realise it might require me to spend some…”

So I can confirm today we will legislate to make sure that non-compete clauses will no longer be a barrier to hiring for our most promising start-ups and scaling firms.

Politics has become too suffocating. We need greater ambition. The country is not where it should be and nothing simple gets us out of that. We need to show a journey and a longer-term plan.

Non-compete clauses stop workers from joining a rival organisation, or indeed, setting up one of their own after they have left their role, and I think that's a drag on innovation and prevents the best really being energised and bringing…

This investment goes hand in hand with our plans for a National Care Service, helping ensure that people living with dementia get the care and support they need.