Louise Haigh: “For too long, [public] procurement has tried to tick too many boxes.”

We won't be imposing mayors to areas that don't want it but we will be creating strategic authorities in every area of England and they will be able to hold these powers and resources as well.

We cannot afford to wait any longer before we change the system we inherited.

I will run the Cabinet Office, the department that supports the prime minister and co-ordinates the government’s policies to deliver its agenda.

Every pound of taxpayer money should be spent in a way that benefits local communities — creating good jobs and giving young people the skills they need for the future.