Andy Burnham: “The government remains neutral on the question of assisted dying and on the passage of the bill.”

Non-compete clauses stop workers from joining a rival organisation, or indeed, setting up one of their own after they have left their role, and I think that's a drag on innovation and prevents the best really being energised and bringing…

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

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.

We certainly wouldn’t want to alarm people.