Andy Burnham: “This is about obviously extending the Downing Street operation, creating a North Pole, if you like, so that the country…”

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.

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.

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.