Andy Burnham: “The question is: do you want somebody who’s elected by the people of that area to consider a decision, or a far less…”

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.

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.

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…

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