Andy Burnham: “A really sad, sad and sorry state of affairs and I think we all today think of Jason, his contribution, and his family…”

We can do it, and we can be the nation in the next 10 years that… does find the cure for cancer, that does make the breakthrough on dementia, or indeed on nuclear fusion.

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.

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.