Andy Burnham: “It’s not just a new office. Through this place, power is going to flow, energy is going to flow, new ideas are going to…”

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.

We will do what we can to request that the right steps are being taken, and that’s the approach we’ll take.

Obviously, we take the greatest of care in relation to any issue that relates to our biosecurity, and at this point in time, while we would monitor the situation closely, I wouldn’t want to say anything further.

I believe some businesses have gone too far in their use of restrictive practices such as non-compete clauses, a view I know shared by many in this room and across the sector.