inflation matching pay rises, and the labour movement rarely sings with one voice, but greater unity has certainly returned. # send him victorious.#. and this morning, a first the national anthem at the start of conference, in honour of the late queen. a moment intended to show the labour party has changed and deserves another hearing from voters. our political correspondent iain watson is in in liverpool for the labour party conference. how did that go down with members of the party at the conference, that idea of reversing the cut to the top rate of income tax? that idea of reversing the cut to the top rate of income tax? rate of income tax? that is hugely oular rate of income tax? that is hugely penular with rate of income tax? that is hugely penular with party rate of income tax? that is hugely popular with party members, - rate of income tax? that is hugely popular with party members, and| popular with party members, and obviously no it is creating dividing lines in britis
pakistan! and also to mark your card about the wsl action this afternoon, the women s super league has chelsea against manchester city as a highlight on radio 5live and indeed the bbc sport website. i m back in an hour. thank you for that, hugh. let s return to our main story the first full day of the labour party conference in liverpool. jonathan blake is there. hello. busy first day here in liverpool for the labour party as they gather for their annual conference. angela rayner, deputy leader, is the main eventin rayner, deputy leader, is the main event in the hall. she had a keynote speech of the first day, talking a lot about workers rights and procurement as well, and we have also seen the list of topics which will be up for discussion among delegates this afternoon and they will now go away into meetings and hammer out the exact motions that could be voted on, and they could be
labour pledges to reverse the government s plans to cut the top rate of income tax if it comes to power. as his party s conference gets underway, sir keir starmer says the conservatives approach to achieving economic growth is wrong. i do not think that the choice to have tax cuts for those that are earning hundreds of thousands of pounds is the right choice when our economy is struggling the way it is. we ll bring you all the latest from the party conference in liverpool. also on the programme: in italy, giorgia meloni s far right party is expected to top the polls in today s general election. giorgia meloni s would be the most
tribute to the late queen from sir keir starmer. business now as well and truly under and we can get a sense of what has already happened and perhaps what is to come with somebody who watches the labour party very closely, sienna rogers, senior writer at house magazine who is with me here. sir keir starmer sounded optimistic this morning, saying the party believes it will win the next election. do you think he is right? i win the next election. do you think he is right? he is right? i think that is the shift that he he is right? i think that is the shift that he really he is right? i think that is the shift that he really wants - he is right? i think that is the shift that he really wants to l shift that he really wants to portray shift that he really wants to portray at this conference, so last year, portray at this conference, so last year. he portray at this conference, so last year. he has portray at this conference, so last year, he has been leader for a number year,
this is a labour party feeling pretty chipper. yes, there are activists and union leaders arguing the leadership should be standing squarely behind public sector workers, demanding inflation matching pay rises, and the labour movement rarely sings with one voice, but greater unity has certainly returned. # send him victorious.#. and this morning, a first the national anthem at the start of conference, in honour of the late queen. a moment intended to show the labour party has changed and deserves another hearing from voters. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in liverpool. hello, lewis. with me is labour mp and shadow home secretary yvette cooper. let s ask you about the announcement today that you would put an extra 13,000 officers on the