Angela Eagle is the next shadow cabinet member to address activists gathered in the main conference hall. The shadow business secretary says she's determined to forge "a Labour vision for business" focused on prosperity for all.

Labour must be pro-business and pro-workers, Ms Eagle adds, as she accuses the government of presiding over a "race to the bottom".

Hilary Benn gets a round of applause as he says it is time for the Palestinians "to have their own state, so that they and the people of Israel can live in peace".

As he draws his speech to a close, he quotes former Labour PM Clement Attlee, saying: "We ask for others the freedom that we claim for ourselves. We proclaim this freedom, but we do more. We seek to put it into effect.”

That is why the UK must "reject the siren calls of those who would have us turn our backs on the rest of the world", Mr Benn continues.

Hilary Benn talks about the situation in Syria, which he says is "the great humanitarian crisis of our age". Each death in the conflict is "a rebuke to the world of its failure", he says.

The shadow foreign secretary criticises David Cameron's response to the crisis and says the UK should be taking in vulnerable people who have already fled to Europe - not just those in the camps neighbouring Syria.

He endorses UK participation in air strikes against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq. "But let me be clear we do not want British boots on the ground in Iraq or Syria," he adds.

Up next is the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn. He stresses the importance of the EU referendum, saying it is a question of the UK's place in the world. The UK's future lies in Europe, he tells Labour conference, saying it has provided investment, jobs, growth and influence in the world. He warns David Cameron not to mess with workers' rights in his renegotiation of the terms of membership of the bloc.

Diane Abbott pledges to hold David Cameron's government to account on international development, accusing him of paying "lip service" to the issues, "whilst covertly diverting the budget to non-development purposes".

"This is a government which is as callous to the poor around the world as they are to the poor here in Great Britain," she adds.

Shadow international development secretary Diane Abbott says Labour is committed to international development, telling conference that an outward-looking internationalism "should not be an add-on to our socialism, it should be at the heart of our socialism".

Speaking of the "horrifying images" of this summer's migrant crisis, she says the Mediterranean has become "a graveyard" for thousands of people.

Ms Abbott says "it is right to face our responsibilities to refugees" but adds that "economic migrants are people too", as she criticises the treatment of people in the migrant camps at Calais.

Shadow Europe minister Pat McFadden says the upcoming in/out referendum on Britain's membership is the most important decision the UK will take for "many, many years". He says Labour must argue for a reformed, better Europe - and not just the status quo.

Mr McFadden says that even after losing in May the party is in a position to exercise leadership in the campaign to stay in the European Union. The Tories, by contrast, are "so divided", he adds, claiming David Cameron is too preoccupied with keeping his backbenchers happy, rather than focusing on the national interest.

Labour needs to lead from community level upwards to "take Britain forward and not back", he adds.

Some news just in. Iron and steelmaking at Redcar plant in Teesside is to be mothballed, with the loss of 1,700 jobs, the plant's owner, SSI, has confirmed.

As reported earlier, a Nobel Prize winner and a best-selling author are among the economists Jeremy Corbyn has selected to advise him.

Joseph Stiglitz and Capital in the 21st Century author Thomas Piketty will develop ideas for the Labour leader and shadow chancellor John McDonnell.

Professor Stiglitz is a longstanding critic of the austerity policies pursued by Western governments.

The advisory panel also includes former Bank of England monetary policy committee member David "Danny" Blanchflower.

More here.

GMB leader Paul Kenny delivers a crowd-pleasing speech to Labour members and activists. He says the party should learn the lessons of the Scottish independence referendum and not campaign alongside the Conservatives in the in/out EU referendum. He also says it shouldn't share a platform with the Confederation of British Industry.

Brian Wheeler

The Labour Party Marxists - a tiny group that campaigns for the return of a "Marxist Clause IV" and for the Communist Party of Great Britain to be affiliated to Labour - has welcomed the arrival of Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell at the top of the party.

"There has been a bit more interest this year," says one of the group's leading lights.

Have they managed to recruit any MPs?

"Come off it!"

Daily Mirror

In the Labour-supporting Mirror, external, John McDonnell argues that Labour's plans are not an attack on middle class voters but are aimed at the wealthiest. Writing for the paper ahead of his conference speech, the shadow chancellor says:

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Turning to the matter of Britain's nuclear weapons programme, Trident, Maria Eagle says "more must be done" to rid the world of nuclear weapons. She adds:

She says that debate will involve members, trade union, defence industry workers, supply chain companies as well as the British public.

The defence of the nation has never been more important, says Maria Eagle, citing the threat of Islamic State fighters and "the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia". She goes on to attack the government's defence review in 2010 which was "rushed, short-sighted" and based on spending cut considerations.

Maria Eagle, who has been appointed shadow defence secretary by Jeremy Corbyn, tells conference says she was proud to accept the role. She thanks Britain's Armed Forces for the work they do. "They are truly amongst our very finest and most dedicated public servants." She says she wants to "strengthen and deepen the understanding between the Labour Party and our forces community". Ms Eagle is the sister of Angela Eagle, the shadow business secretary.

The Daily Express

The Express, external, like the Mail and the Telegraph, claims Labour's economic plans would hit the middle classes.

Jeremy Corbyn's "new look Labour Party will unveil plans to plunder the earnings and savings of hardworking families to fund an ever more lavish benefits system", it says.