Andy Burnham: “These 29 new trains will bring faster, more reliable journeys to the North, and thousands of British jobs for the next…”

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

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…

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.

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.