What should have been a honeymoon for Labour after arriving in office again after 14 years has instead seen dark clouds gathering overhead as the party tries to reinforce its message of change

Angela Rayner will announce a series of measures to protect renters from fire safety defects, damp and mould, and drive up housing standards in her speech at Labour Party conference.

The Labour party is gathering in Liverpool for its first annual conference in government for 15 years. The party faithful ought to make the most of the occasion. This will be Labour’s 120th annual conference, taking place in the centenary year of the party’s first ever such gathering as a governing party.

A major hunting organisation has been barred from the Labour Party Conference, leading to accusations of “prejudice”. The British Hound Sports Association (BHSA), the governing body for trail hunts, says the refusal to allow them a stand at the event in Liverpool shows that Labour does not understand the countryside.

As the political world descends on Liverpool at the start of what promises to be an intense season, Sean O’Grady asks if it’ll be party time for Keir Starmer – or if things are just too grim for celeb

Britain’s Labour party gathers for its annual conference on Sunday, buoyed by being back in power for the first time in 14 years but already under pressure