Andy Burnham: “By removing freight trains from the city centre, the railways will work better for everyone.”

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

We can do it, and we can be the nation in the next 10 years that… does find the cure for cancer, that does make the breakthrough on dementia, or indeed on nuclear fusion.

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.

We certainly wouldn’t want to alarm people.