Andy Burnham: “Yes. When you come into this job, you realise how deep this relationship is. We trust our allies. Of course, we do.”

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.

The controversial motion... shouldn't be supported in any way, shape or form.

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

Non-compete clauses stop workers from joining a rival organisation, or indeed, setting up one of their own after they have left their role, and I think that's a drag on innovation and prevents the best really being energised and bringing…