That concludes our live online coverage of Monday at the Labour Party conference. Business in the main hall resumes on Tuesday from 09.30 BST with speeches from environment spokeswoman Maria Eagle, shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint and shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh. For more of what happened today, including Ed Balls' speech, click on the Key Video tab above, or keep up with the latest programming by clicking on the Live Coverage tab. Andrew Neil will be broadcasting a round-up of events and views on Today at Conference on BBC Two from 23:20 BST. These will be available online soon afterwards.

Some more reaction to Ed Ball's speech, from the Independent, external. The paper's political editor Andrew Grice notes that Labour has "softened its opposition to expansion at Heathrow Airport despite Ed Miliband's previous hostility to the building of a third runway there".

So what do the papers have to say about Ed Ball's announcements today? The Daily Mail, external concludes that the shadow chancellor's "major speech" was an attempt to "improve his economic credibility", make a pitch for the family vote, and to apologise for Labour's past "mistakes". Meanwhile, the Financial Times, external is headlining with: "Ed Balls's deficit hawkishness fails to impress".

Labour MP Emma Reynolds

tweets:, external @DanJarvisMP has written a powerful case for why vote #Labour in 2015. Really pleased to contribute. pic.twitter.com/mZeAadCes5

Director of Centre for Social Justice, Christian Guy

tweets:, external I had forgotten the terribly awkward silence between the end of a sentence & the hoped for applause in political party conference speeches.

Editor of PoliticsHome.com, Paul Waugh

tweets:, external So, is EdM going to use a 'super' mansion tax to help fund the NHS? Lots of folks joining dots in @DPMcBride blog, external

Labour's Deputy Leader in the Lords, Philip Hunt

tweets:, external Latest Ashcroft poll gives Labour 6% lead over Tories. Lab-33%. Tory 27%. L\D 9%. UKIP 17%.

Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Ivan Lewis warns that the political situation in NI is at its most fragile for many years. He says the NI Executive has failed to make progress on legacy issues such as flags, parades and the past. He calls on the prime minister to help end the stalemate. It is important, he says, for NI to rediscover the hope that led to peace.

Stepping away from conference for a moment, UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage is urging people to sign a petition demanding that Scottish MPs stop voting on matters that only affect England. He also wants a full debate on changing the Barnett Formula, which allocates money to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The move is a response to Westminster party leaders' pledges to devolve more powers to Scotland if the country voted against independence.

Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Ivan Lewis is the last of today's big speakers. The conference is now voting on party matters.

Spare a thought for the working people of Surrey, says Labour's candidate in Guildford Richard Wilson. He said all 11 Surrey MPs were Conservative - people had "been used to voting Tory". But they have "the same struggle" and there are three food banks in Guildford, he adds.

BBC News website reader

I am very disappointed in Ed Balls' proposal to cap child benefit for a further year if Labour regain power after the next election. As a working mother I earn around £28K a year but my husband stays at home so we only have my salary to live on, but it is just over the maximum salary for working tax credits so we are not entitled to any extra benefits aside from child benefit. £20.50 a week really doesn't go very far.

The Guardian's Andrew Sparrow

blogs:, external My colleague Martin Kettle was in the hall for the Scottish speeches. He thinks Ed Miliband missed an opportunity. Read more, external

Following his speech to conference this morning, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey tells the BBC's World at One programme that Labour must go back to listening to ordinary working people "and not take them for granted". He also says his union will push for an immediate increase in the national minimum wage, unsatisfied with Labour's timescale to increase it - to £8 - over the course of a five-year parliament.

Your comments on Ed Balls' speech

BBC News website readers comment on the BBC story Ed Balls sets out priorities for 'first Labour Budget'. turfssays: Mr Balls said Labour was serious about "balancing the books". How can you balance the books when the Treasury borrows money from the Bank of England at a rate of interest so there will always be a national debt? JH writes: Labour intend to increase the minimum wage to £8/hour by 2020. The current living wage for London is £8.80. How can they present this as a policy and not be ashamed? Labour are no longer the party of the people. essexash comments: Just remind us Ed, what was the deficit at the end of Labour's reign compared to what it is now?

James Kirkup and the Telegraph's political team

blog:, external Guess who Ed Miliband didn't thank for saving the Union from Scottish independence. Read more, external

Political columnist for the FT, Janan Ganesh

tweets:, external Most politicians say partisan hate is bad and then give in to it. I suspect Chuka Umunna means it. Never seems at ease with tribal rancour.

Jack Sommers for The Huffington Post

writes:, external Keith Vaz Tells Labour Party Conference To Watch Chuka Umunna And Douglas Alexander Do Gangnam Style

Can Ed Balls be austere enough? That's the question our economics editor Robert Peston addresses in his latest blog. He says the shadow chancellor has a difficult trick to pull off: to be seen to be austere and fiscally righteous but not as austere as George Osborne, "because then there would be little reason to vote Labour".