Andy Burnham: “The job of No 10 North will be to make power flow into the Midlands, into the South West, into the East of England and…”

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.

I want Britain to be the country that makes the breakthrough and delivers the cure for dementia the world has been waiting for.

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.

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.