Motions agreed at Labour conference don't automatically become party policy and Labour hasn't yet published its manifesto.

Nevertheless, the Green Party's Caroline Lucas has expressed disappointment that Labour is not "ambitious enough" to go for a 2030 target.

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Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner has moved from BBC Breakfast to Today, where he seems to back away from Labour’s plan for zero carbon emissions by 2030, which was approved at the party conference.

He says Labour is committed to "a net zero economy well before 2050".

Mr Gardiner goes on to say stopping climate change “is a huge opportunity to create jobs and wealth”.

He outlines Labour’s plans for climate apprenticeships, which would involve training 80,000 people a year in “low carbon, high skilled, high paid jobs of the future”.

He adds that those skills can also be exported around the world which will help the UK make sure “businesses in Britain are exporting all across the world”.

“This is about making sure we don’t just say that we set targets to transform our economy, but actually that we make sure that we’ve got the skills to deliver it.”

He says Labour has been listening to businesses which say the current apprenticeship levy is “not fit for purpose” and needs to be more flexible.

TV debates have been part of the build-up to polling day since 2010.

The first debate - assuming the legal challenge doesn't change this - will take place between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday and will be broadcast by ITV.

Sky News has proposed a debate between Mr Johnson, Mr Corbyn and the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, to take place on 28 November - although there are complaints about that too.

The BBC has announced it will broadcast two election debate programmes, as well as a special aimed at younger audiences. Its coverage will include:

• 22 November: A Question Time Leaders' Special. Conservative, Labour, SNP and the Lib Dem party leaders will take questions from the audience
• 29 November: A live debate with figures from the seven major political parties in the UK - Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, Scottish National Party (SNP), Greens, Plaid Cymru and the Brexit Party
• 6 December: A live head-to-head debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn
• 9 December: Question Time Under 30 focused on an audience made up of young voters

Read more.

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Later this morning the Liberal Democrats and SNP will be in court, having both filed separate legal challenges in the High Court over their exclusion from ITV's general election debate tomorrow.

The programme is the first big TV event of the campaign - and, if ITV get their way, it'll be a head-to-head between Conservative leader Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

However, the Lib Dems and SNP say it is unfair not to invite them to take part.

When ITV announced its plans, the channel said it would hold a live interview-based programme alongside the leaders' head-to-head to allow other parties to comment, as well as another multi-party debate ahead of the 12 December poll.

However, it's not just ITV that has been criticised - the Lib Dems have also attacked the BBC's plan for a live head-to-head between Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn on Friday 6 December, because Jo Swinson is not taking part.

The party's lawyers have sent a letter to BBC director general Tony Hall, saying the exclusion of Ms Swinson is "clearly unlawful".

The BBC has declined to comment on the letter.

There's been a lot of concern about political misinformation pushed by Russian trolls and data-harvesting firms. But rather dull bar charts can also wreak political havoc.

BBC Trending found this story playing out in one place in particular. In the marginal constituency of Hastings and Rye, one small poll has caused a row involving paper leaflets, Facebook groups and Batman memes.

It's an example of how the online and offline campaigns have merged, how statistics can lead to dubious claims - but also, how social media gives voters the chance to push back.

Read more.

Reality Check

Business rates are going to be one of the topics of conversation today, with Boris Johnson unveiling Tory plans to cut them if he is returned to power next month - but what are they?

They are a tax based on rental values of the property that businesses occupy.

They are typically 50.4% of the market rent - but there are lots of complex reductions, while smaller businesses pay a bit less.

Business lobby groups - especially small businesses - often complain about the complex system, and that rates have gone up faster than inflation since the current regime was introduced in 1990.

A recent Parliamentary inquiry, external found the UK had the highest level of this kind of tax in the OECD group of wealthy nations, more than double the average.

However, it's one of the biggest sources of government revenue, raising £31bn in England in the last financial year.

If the next government were to cut rates back to 1990 levels, it would cost about £10bn, says Jerry Schurder, head of business rates at property consultants Gerald Eve.

Retailers complain that business rates are a factor in the closure of small shops.

But economists at the Institute for Fiscal Studies have argued that cutting business rates, external would only give retailers short-term respite, as landlords would then increase rents.

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As we said, the head of the CBI had some strong words about Labour on Sunday, but she also expressed concerns about Conservative immigration plans too.

Dame Carolyn Fairbairn said talk about only welcoming the "the brightest and best" was "a worry".

"If you do want to build 200,000 houses a year, you don't just need the architects and the designers, you need the carpenters, you need the electricians, you need the labourers," she said.

Asked about that on BBC Breakfast, Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom says the Tories "want an immigration system that is fair to everyone".

She says the "key thing here is businesses are saying they really need certainty", adding that their immigration policy and "getting Brexit done" will do that for businesses.

It will "give them certainty to plan and make hiring decisions".

Mrs Leadsom says her party also wants to "help businesses with their ongoing costs" and points to corporation tax cuts.

"There is more we can do on business rates," she says.

BBC Breakfast

The CBI is a major lobby group, whose mission is to promote business interests. It claims to speak for 190,000 businesse in sectors from agriculture and aerospace, to construction, financial services and tourism.

Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI director general, says one of the key things businesses need to hear from the party leaders when they address its conference today is how "the uncertainty over Brexit is going to be ended".

She says how the leaders plan to avoid a no-deal Brexit is crucial for jobs and investment.

The other significant issue, she says, is how the economy is going to be made more competitive, including plans to look at business rates and property taxes.

Ms Fairbairn adds that business leaders want to know about the parties' plans for "the big infrastructure projects of our day", such as HS2 and the expansion of Heathrow.

The manifestos may not be out yet, but we've already had plenty of policy announcements from the parties ahead of the general election on 12 December.

To help you decide who you might vote for, read our guide to where they currently stand on the key issues. It'll be updated whenever we find out more of their plans.

BBC Breakfast

Liberal Democrat Sam Gyimah says the key to winning the support of businesses is providing certainty as they want to be able to invest.

He says the Lib Dems are "the party of Remain", and the certainty they are offering comes in the form of promising to cancel Brexit if they win power.

That makes them "the party of business", he adds.

He also used his interview to attack Boris Johnson's plans.

“We care about jobs, whereas Boris Johnson is throwing the economic cards up in the air and is being dishonest with the country.

"We have got to be honest with the country about the trade-offs we face in leaving the EU."

He reiterates the Lib Dems' belief that staying in the EU would provide a "£50bn Remain bonus", which he says would be invested in public services.

BBC Breakfast

When Jeremy Corbyn stands before the CBI later he might have some strong words from the organisation's chief ringing in his ears.

Dame Carolyn Fairbairn told Sky News on Sunday there was "real concern" Labour's policies "could crack the foundations of the economy".

The party's shadow international trade secretary, Barry Gardiner, was asked about those remarks on BBC Breakfast a short time ago.

Mr Gardiner replied that he was sure Mr Corbyn would reassure them in his speech later.

He said the party had been listening "very carefully" to businesses and they were "fed up with the failing infrastructure" in the UK.

"Things aren't working as they should," he said.

He insisted Labour's investment proposals for infrastructure and broadband would "transform business in this country".

Labour has promised to give every home and business in the UK free full-fibre broadband by 2030, if it wins the general election.

The party would nationalise part of BT to deliver the policy and introduce a tax on tech giants to help pay for it.

Read more about Labour's economic plan here.

This morning we're bringing you the latest in our series of long reads on each of the party leaders. It's the turn of Boris Johnson and his rise to power.

We've already taken a close look at the Jeremy Corbyn story - you can read that here.

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As we said, the focus for Monday's general election campaigning is business, with Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson all making speeches in London at the Confederation of British Industry's conference. The CBI is the UK's largest business lobby group.

• Mr Corbyn will set out Labour's plans for 320,000 apprenticeships in England.
• The plan would see apprentices trained in jobs such as construction, manufacturing and design within renewable energy, transport, sustainable agriculture and forestry, in Labour's first term in office.

• Mr Johnson will announce policies to help businesses "make the most of Brexit", including a review of business rates in England, with the aim of bringing the overall burden of the tax down
• The Conservatives also say they plan a cut in National Insurance contributions for employers.
• Ms Swinson will say the Lib Dems are the "natural party of business" because they want to cancel Brexit.
• She is also expected to attack the other two parties' plans to spend on big infrastructure projects.

For more detail, our full story is here.

Hello and welcome to the start of another week of general election campaigning. We’ll be watching all the main events of the day, which will include speeches from the leaders of the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson will all attempt to woo the UK's business community when they make appearances at the CBI's annual conference.

The Lib Dems and SNP will also take their legal challenge to the High Court over their exclusion from ITV's general election debate.

Stick with us throughout the day for all the latest updates.