Andy Burnham: “This week is a reminder that the government can make people’s lives that little bit easier.”

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.

Politics has become too suffocating. We need greater ambition. The country is not where it should be and nothing simple gets us out of that. We need to show a journey and a longer-term plan.

If the UK wants to build global companies, we need to be globally competitive. To do that, we cannot have Britain's start-ups simply sell up.

This investment goes hand in hand with our plans for a National Care Service, helping ensure that people living with dementia get the care and support they need.