Andy Burnham: “Mr Burnham has made clear his intention to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for leadership of the Labour party on his return…”

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 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.

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

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.