Andy Burnham: “I won’t do what the previous Tory government did and take risks with the economy that are actually still hurting us…”

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.

I’m not the last Prime Minister of the UK. I’ll be the first to rewire it to make it work properly in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England.

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.