Andy Burnham: “I’m going to obviously take my time to properly look at the state of things, particularly the state of finances.”

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.

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.