Andy Burnham: “I very deliberately have said ‘no, I’m going to set out a new direction for the country'.”

We certainly wouldn’t want to alarm people.

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

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.

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.