Conference moves on to a debate on health and social care now. Members of Labour's shadow health team are on the front row.

Declan Galvin in Watford: The only achievable way way to save the National Health Service is by ensuring it does not try to be the Global Health Service. Entitlement has to be restricted to residents who contribute and to recover costs of treatment needed because of lifestyle choices, obesity, smoking, alcohol and such.

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The new Jack and Vera, anyone? Mary Creagh and Chuka Umunna were among the shadow cabinet stars to drop in at the Rover's Return last night. The Daily Mirror had hired the old set for its annual conference party. The famous cobbles have not seen so much political action since Ken Barlow stood for Wetherfield Council. It was all too much for lifelong Corrie fan Jonathan Isaby, political director of The Taxpayers' Alliance, who - after discovering Elsie Tanner's doorbell - declared that he might even start buying the paper

Delegates are listening to a speech from the chair of the Co-0perative Party, Gareth Thomas - who is the MP for Harrow West. He says the Co-op Party has a "long and proud tradition as a voice of consumers" - and adds that a "powerful" consumer ombudsman is "long overdue". Mr Thomas also pays tribute to the late Jim Dobbin MP, who died earlier this month, describing him as "a champion for cooperatives".

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Labour students are selling copies of Ed Miliband's speech for £2 to raise money for the party's general election campaign. Some hacks were miffed to discover it is the speech he actually delivered. They might have paid a bit more for the other version.

@stdomingo tweets:, external Dear Ed Milliband , I don't know anybody with a house that's worth £2m .

One delegate takes to the platform to call for "an explanation and an apology" to everyone who queued for two hours to hear Ed Miliband's speech - but who were not able to get into the hall. Jim Kennedy apologises on behalf of the National Executive Committee and says he wants to make sure it never happens again.

A word from Harry Donaldson, chair of the Conference Arrangements Committee, who is setting out today's agenda. He also invites delegates to thank, by way of applause, those who have made the conference possible - and to delegates themselves for attending.

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John Sharkey: Ed Miliband's speech at Labours' conference was perfect. Getting to the heart of the Tories' plans to rip the NHS apart. The mimimum wage is about a fair wage. Well done Ed, brave speech.

@Quinandtonic tweets:, external @bbcpolitics so EdM could remember Gareth and Colin but not the deficit or immigration?

Back to Labour conference now, and the hall is steadily filling up ready for the day's business to get underway. Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, is due to make his speech at 11.30 BST.

Mouse_at_Large comments: To all those complaining about the lack of choice between the main parties, just remember that in 2011 we (the UK electorate) rejected a change to the voting system that might have been a first step to a fairer and more representative democracy.

Meanwhile, health workers in England are to stage a four-hour strike on 13 October in a row over pay. This will be followed by four days of other forms of industrial action, Unison has announced.

In other news, Nicola Sturgeon has formally launched her bid to replace Alex Salmond as SNP leader and Scottish first minister. Mr Salmond resigned in the wake of his defeat at last week's independence referendum. Ms Sturgeon has served as Scotland's deputy first minister since the nationalist party took office seven years ago, and has been clear favourite to succeed Mr Salmond.

@jaaydad tweets:, external @BBCPolitics I don't support tax rises in general but we all need to pay more NI as do companies that sell cigarettes alcohol or fast food

Matt comments: I would like to see Labour make the same commitment as the Tories to return a budget surplus during the next parliament.

tweets:, external From the coverage today, Ed Miliband's speech is looking like one he'd like to forget. Which is rather ironic. #Lab14

Prime Minister David Cameron - who is in New York for a UN General Assembly meeting - says the fight against IS militants is one "you cannot opt out of", and that an international coalition was needed to "destroy" IS. Speaking to BBC Breakfast earlier today, Labour leader Ed Miliband said he was "open to the possibility" of supporting air strikes against IS in Iraq - but that air strikes against Syria would be likely to need a UN security council resolution to gain Labour support.