Nick Thomas-Symonds

I think he has shown, Andy, comprehensively as the mayor of Greater Manchester, that he can carry out that job of delivery.

I am backing Andy Burnham to succeed Keir. I think, first of all, we have a job of delivery to do in the second half of the parliament.

My judgement is simply that we do need to be facing outward to the country and a swift and orderly transition is what I'll be supporting.

If the great question of post-Brexit Britain is how we can ensure, as an island nation, we can deliver national resilience, then energy security is one of the most valuable prizes.

There is no defence security without economic security; and no economic security without energy security.

It will bear down on your bills - and that is the biggest prize of all. It’s common sense to negotiate this.

We’ve all heard a lot across the last decade about how we have an electricity grid that has a capacity, and a demand.