Andy Burnham: “We will be unashamedly Labour in our priorities and in the decisions we take, putting people and places at the heart of…”

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.

In a fundamental change to the education system, we will introduce new technical education pathways from 14 – prestigious routes that will give students the chance to combine the core academic subjects with the skills, technical knowledge…

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