Andy Burnham: “Accused politicians of a "shameful" response to the issue.”

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

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 my view, all political parties in the UK should do everything they can to support the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.

I believe some businesses have gone too far in their use of restrictive practices such as non-compete clauses, a view I know shared by many in this room and across the sector.