Summary

  • Last day of Labour Party conference in Manchester

  • Ed Miliband faces criticism after forgetting passages on the deficit and immigration in his speech

  • Key speakers included Andy Burnham on health and Yvetter Cooper on home affairs

  • Deputy leader Harriet Harman speech closed the conference

  1. Until next weekpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    Thanks for joining us for our Labour conference coverage. Just a final reminder, in case you missed Ed Miliband's speech yesterday, don't panic - you can watch it in full here. And you can follow all our party political conference coverage on this special section of the website.

  2. Conference highlightspublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    So, it's been a busy several days at the Labour conference. If you want to take a look back at how it unfolded - including all the key moments and videos - just click on the following links:

    • Sunday: BBC Parliament's highlights of the day's proceedings

    • Monday: featuring a speech by shadow chancellor Ed Balls in which he set out priorities for a Labour government's first budget

    • Tuesday: including Ed Miliband's keynote speech to the party faithful.

  3. Shadow cabinet meeting on ISpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    The conference may have ended but that does not mean Ed Miliband's day is over. It is reported that he is about to call a meeting of the shadow cabinet to discuss the UK's potential participation in air strikes in Iraq ahead of a potential recall of Parliament on Friday. The Labour leader tells the BBC that the proposed action will have to pass a number of tests to get his approval, notably that it can be effective and is lawful.

  4. Get involvedpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    BBC News website reader: If belts need to be tightened in the public sector, let's start with no increase in pay for MPs.

  5. Red Flag finalepublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    It's time for the traditional end of conference sing-along now - to the Red Flag and Jerusalem - led by Monique Shockness. And with that, Labour's final conference before next May's general election is brought to a close.

    Senior Labour leadership singing to the Red Flag
    Image caption,

    All together now!

  6. 'Fight of our lives'published at 15:59 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    Looking ahead to the next eight months, Labour's deputy leader predicts the party faces "the fight of our lives" but insists it is "up for that". She says of the Conservatives: "We can't match their millionaires and oligarchs, but they will never match our unity and determination. When it comes to team Labour - we have the best in the business." It is Labour's duty to "save this country from another term of Tory rule and give people the hope of a better Britain", she concludes to applause - and a pat on the back from Ed Miliband.

    Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband
  7. Lib Dems 'will pay price'published at 15:55 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    The Lib Dems are not escaping Harriet's wrath either. She says food banks are "a shame on the Liberal Democrats who have helped the Tories every step of the way". Labour will make sure the Lib Dems "pay the price next May", she warns.

  8. PM 'like David Brent'published at 15:54 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    She also takes a swipe at David Cameron, likening him to David Brent after "purr-gate". She says the Conservatives are "fighting like rats in a sack" under his leadership - and that the only person the party can unite behind is "the man on the zip-wire" - London Mayor Boris Johnson.

  9. Manifesto auditspublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    In praise of her leader, Ms Harman declares that Ed Miliband has taken Labour within "touching distance" of Downing Street. In a challenge to the Conservatives, she calls on them to allow the independent Office for Budgetary Responsibility to audit parties' election manifestos, instead of always arguing that Labour's spending plans "don't add up".

  10. Paul Twinn, BBC Producerpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    tweets:, external Standing ovation in the conference hall for Gordon Brown - who isn't here.

  11. Eagle vs Joliepublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    Ms Harman urges people to "stay with me on this" when she says Labour front bencher Angela Eagle has a lot in common with Angelina Jolie - after referencing Conservative Cabinet minister William Hague's work with the Hollywood actress and UN special envoy. Ms Eagle and Mr Hague go head-to-head each week in the Commons in their roles as shadow leader and leader of the House.

  12. Harman on Gordon's comebackpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    Deputy Labour Party leader Harriet Harman is now making the closing speech of the conference. She opens by thanking all those who played a part in the campaign to keep Scotland in the UK. She singles out former PM Gordon Brown for particular praise, saying he has enjoyed the "biggest comeback since Cheryl Cole made it back on to the X-Factor". That went down well - a long round of applause follows.

  13. Dividing linespublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    Setting out Labour's election strategy, Douglas Alexander says the party will ensure voters have a clear impression of the dividing lines with the Conservatives and Lib Dems - and work to ensure that the Lib Dems cannot "creep away" from their government record. Labour is keen for the election to be a referendum on the record of the government - not on Labour's record in power as he predicts the Conservative will seek to make it.

  14. Get involvedpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    Lewis, London: Labour keep mentioning how 'additional' borrowing will be covered by a mansion tax. Still no mention what they will do to tackle the borrowing we already have. £105.8bn in 2013-14 at the last count. What do you plan to do about that Labour?

  15. UKIP challengepublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    Labour's election co-ordinator also talks through UKIP's expected campaign tactics - and takes conference through how Labour will respond to its political opponents. Key to the plan is portraying the 2015 election as a "change election", he says.

  16. Darren McCaffrey, Sky News Politics Reporterpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    tweets:, external Still here and still working hard @ChrisMasonBBC. #Lab14. See photo, external

  17. Personal attackspublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    Douglas Alexander predicts that the Conservatives will pursue a "continuity" campaign next year. They will fight a negative "fear and smear" campaign he tells conference, adding: "We're anticipating the most personally vicious, negative campaign by the Conservatives that we've seen in many years against the leadership of our party."

  18. Campaign tacticspublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    Mr Alexander is impressing upon the conference the need to adapt to new campaigning methods, emphasising the important role that social media has to play. He also says the party can no longer rely on "tribal affinity" to secure election victory, noting the decline of party identification on both the left and right of the political spectrum.

  19. Becky Collinson, Labour party memberpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 24 September 2014

    tweets:, external Mayor of NY @BilldeBlasio gives fantastic speech on how our bold, strong & moral policies must & will win in 2015 #Lab14