tweets:, external Somewhere in conference complex, Jeremy Browne is sitting in a darkened room with his head in his hands during this football motion #ldconf

tweets:, external During conference season the public looks at politics a little bit - all it has taken for Lab's poll ratings to dive.

Edward Lord, a former anti-discrimination adviser to the Football Association (FA), is making the case for an independent review of football governance to "make it more effective, inclusive, and no longer subject to conflicting vested interests". He claims the FA is "incapable" of tackling sexism, racism, homophobia and discrimination.

Introducing the motion, Steve Bradley - Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Bath - states that it "blows the whistle on the mismanagement of English football's boom". We owe it to football, supporters and the rest of the world to show that sporting success can be combined with stability, democracy and equality, Mr Bradley argues, as he appeals for support for the motion.

The football motion also states that "winning has become the primary motive in the sport", which it claims is leading to "financial risk taking, high debt levels and almost a hundred instances of club bankruptcy since 1992".

Coming up first at conference this morning is a debate on football. Specifically, the motion proposes to make homophobic chanting a criminal offence, strengthen the "fit and proper person" rule to decide if an individual is fit to own or become a director of a club, and divert a share of TV revenues to support the grassroots of the game.

tweets:, external "Labour sources said Andy Burnham among those most actively preparing for attempt to become leader in case Mr Miliband stumbled." @thetimes

tweets:, external YouGov/Sun poll CON 35% LAB 33% LDEM 8% UKIP 13%

tweets:, external Lib Dem leadership about turn on airport expansion in SE - "Not a U turn on environmental criteria" says Ed Davey @bbcr4today

Laurence Hall: How can you support Gatwick with only one motorway connection, look at yesterday's backlogs as reported by the BBC. Seven mile tailbacks due to repairs, multiple this by three if you put another runway there, or is there a plan for more infrastructure? Why would anyone from the north of Watford go past Heathrow, Luton or even Stansted?

In other news, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is expected to set out more details of how the party would fulfil its pledge to raise the personal tax allowance to £12,500 ahead of his conference speech tomorrow. He is expected to say that if the party is in government after the general election it would include such a policy in the first budget. Mr Clegg has also indicated that taxes "must" be increased on higher earners in the next parliament to contribute to deficit reduction.

The Lib Dem leadership could be facing a revolt at conference today over a possible u-turn on their opposition to airport expansion. The party's manifesto included a commitment to oppose the construction of any new runways in south-east England, but two Lib Dem MPs have tabled an amendment that would allow Gatwick airport to be exempted. Many party members support the ban. Energy Secretary Ed Davey - who will address conference at 14.20 BST - has said a change in policy may not breach the Lib Dem's environmental criteria as improvements in technology are making aviation greener. Activists will vote on the the proposal later.

Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of Tuesday's proceedings at the Liberal Democrat conference. It's going to be another busy day ahead - with a set piece debate on the economy, and keynote speeches from Health Minister Norman Lamb, Energy Secretary Ed Davey and Party President Tim Farron.