Andy Burnham: “It remains the case with me. We are not fair-weather friends. We will be there in Ukraine’s hour of need, and that won’t…”

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.

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.

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