Rayner gets choked up during speech before receiving second standing ovation - Labour conference kicks off in Liverpool with theme ‘change begins’

The PM has admitted he needs to stabilise his government as he struggles to contain fury over 'freebies', a wave of bitter briefing about his chief aide Sue Gray, and the backlash at axing winter fuel payments.

Watch live as Angela Rayner addresses the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool. The event began on Sunday 22 September still mired in a row over gifts to senior MPs and questions about Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff.