Andy Burnham: “Not to manage it, not to reduce it – but to end it. And today, we’re taking the first step in getting it done.”

If the UK wants to build global companies, we need to be globally competitive. To do that, we cannot have Britain's start-ups simply sell up.

My message to young people is this - whether you choose construction, coding or classics, or maths, manufacturing or mechanics, you'll get the skills you need and be given the respect you deserve.

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

The controversial motion... shouldn't be supported in any way, shape or form.