Andy Burnham

We can afford it. We're not talking about higher taxes on those who get up and go to work for their income every day, but on the very richest whose income is derived from the wealth they hold.

This is a first step to help the industry.

Isn't it better that we have a North Pole that balances the South Pole of our country, where power will always be concentrated?

What does it cost for everybody to troop down to London every time there's a meeting when you need to make an argument about something?

It's sending a message to everybody here who has come in to No 10 North in its early days that you've got the full support of government from the very top - prime minister, chancellor, first secretary of state - that's a very powerful…

No 10 North is going to take that up to the next level.

We're in a parliamentary democracy and, as we've seen through time, if somebody can command a majority of the MPs in the House of Commons, they obviously then have the legitimacy to lead things forward.

But I want to assure myself that everything has been looked at before this policy proceeds.

I'm not focused on point scoring or discussing constitutional changes like referendums, I want practical measures to help people live well and bring back hope.

Today’s cabinet reflected a sense of a united team, a new sense of energy, and a second chance at a first impression.

That’s the mission that we’ve got to set ourselves together

As millionaires we have a clear message for you, our new Prime Minister: tax us. We are proud to pay and here to stay.

I want to focus on bringing people together rather than creating new divisions.

That's why I'm giving families more breathing space with help on the cost of living, which I have started this week by taking VAT off electricity bills, saving money for millions of households.

When I say we need good growth in every postcode, I mean every postcode across the whole of the UK. Every place and every person matters. I'm not focused on point scoring or discussing constitutional changes like referendums, I want…

This is a significant cut to the business rates that pubs and other venues pay.

This is a first step today, but it's an important step. I made this commitment in the Makerfield by-election because we're losing pubs.

I said I would protect pubs and local high streets – the beating heart of our communities – and that’s what we will do.

This government will back the businesses that people want to see in their communities.

For too long, governments have stood by while cherished venues have disappeared from our local high streets. So today I am changing that.

Those decisions are not for now. They're for another day.

I am promising nothing less than a new economic model, leaving behind an era of centralisation, privatisation and de-industrialisation.

I want to achieve the ambition I set out today - not to leave office without reforming social care.

I intend to lead a government that stands up for some of the poorest and most vulnerable in society.

I would be 'looking at' the tax-free personal allowance ahead of my first Budget in the autumn.