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• The new Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron made his first keynote speech to his party's conference in Bournemouth. In a punchy and well-received address, Mr Farron says his mission is to get the Lib Dems back into power.
• Mr Farron also criticised David Cameron's handling of the refugee crisis and called on the government to opt in to the EU plan to "take our share of the refugees".  
• Farron has unveiled a series of plans he claims will solve England's housing crisis

• Ex-Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell said it would take a decade for the party to recover from the last election - putting him at odds with the current leader Tim Farron who insisted the Lib Dems could hold power in just five years

• David Cameron's flagship policy to sell off housing association properties was compared to a Robert Mugabe-style land grab by former Lib Dem minister Ed Davey

• Former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said his party could be the "comeback kids" of British politics
• Lib Dem members rejected calls for the party to back the scrapping of Trident in a key early test of Tim Farron's leadership

The Lib Dems finished their conference after Tim Farron's speech on Wednesday. You can watch all the key clips - and full programmes - via the Key Clips and Live Video buttons above. You can relive our coverage of Tim Farron's speech and other political developments by scrolling through the entries below. 

The Department for International Development has released further details about additional funding for the refugee crisis being provided by the UK.

DfID says it will "step up" with nearly £115m in additional emergency funding. This includes the £100m announced earlier by David Cameron and £14.5m to provide aid in countries that refugees and migrants are travelling through. For example, £4m will go towards helping refugees in Greece and Italy.

The department points out that the new funding of £100m brings the UK's response to the Syria crisis up to £1.12bn – second only to the US.

The International Development Secretary Justine Greening said: 

With the chancellor's spending review two months away, the magazine for civil servants - Civil Service World, external - today takes a look at what's going on behind the scenes in the run-up to George Osborne's big announcements on 25 November. 

The magazine wonders whether the Department of Health has got the Treasury "over a barrel" during the current spending negotiations.

A former Treasury official tells CSW that: 

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Time for a look back at the main stories of the day..

David Cameron arrived in Brussels for a meeting of EU leaders about the migrant crisis. He promised an extra £100m to support refugees living in camps in countries next to Syria. European countries are thrashing out how best to resettle the refugees.

The new Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron made his first keynote speech to his party's conference in Bournemouth. In a punchy and well-received address, Mr Farron says his mission is to get the Lib Dems back into power.

Mr Farron also criticised David Cameron's handling of the refugee crisis and called on the government to opt in to the EU plan to "take our share of the refugees".

With the Labour Party conference beginning on Sunday, the New Statesman has published a wide-ranging interview with the new party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Mr Corbyn says he wants to scrap the welfare cap.

And the Chancellor, George Osborne, has become the first UK minister to visit Xinjiang province, in north-west China. Campaigners have urged him to raise concerns about the treatment of the province's Muslim Uighur minority.

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As the first Syrian refugees start to arrive in the UK, Clive Betts - Labour chair of the Commons local government committee - is seeking clarification about funding for local councils.

Clive Betts has written to the Communities and Local Government Secretary, Greg Clark asking about apparently  contradictory statements about funding coming from Cabinet Ministers. 

He says Mr Clark suggested government help would run for at least five years while the Home Secretary Theresa May stated that government funding was only guaranteed for the first year.

Clive Betts says: 

Laura Kuenssberg
BBC political editor

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The BBC's political editor has been assessing Tim Farron's speech and the task ahead for the new Lib Dem leader. You can read Laura's full piece here.

Here's an extract to give a flavour of it:

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BBC Radio 4

Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has been speaking about Tim Farron's first conference speech as leader. 

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Crispin Blunt says the UK is right to accept Syrians straight from camps.