Andy Burnham: “And that work starts now. I will soon go through that door behind me and issue my first instruction – to end rough…”

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

In a fundamental change to the education system, we will introduce new technical education pathways from 14 – prestigious routes that will give students the chance to combine the core academic subjects with the skills, technical knowledge…

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.