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The UK is to send more than three hundred troops to South Sudan and Somalia to support international peace keeping operations.

Prime Minister David Cameron, in New York to meet world leaders at the United Nations, said the deployments would help reduce terrorism and migration:

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During his Today programme interview, shadow chancellor John McDonnell was asked whether he endorsed people taking to the streets to protest against the government.

Citing an anti-Heathrow third runway protest in his own constituency during the last Labour government, he told Today:  

He also revealed an unlikely alliance against future Heathrow expansion:

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BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg says that Mr McDonnell's words are so important because many voters said they didn't back Labour at the election because they didn't trust the party with their money - and he is the man who has to change that.

During his and Jeremy Corbyn's leadership campaign they promised "big, bold anti-austerity ideas" although they don't seem to be forcing them through at the moment, despite their big mandate.

Laura says that will come as a relief to many Labour MPs who were worried about him taking up the position. "But in this new politics we have a familiar tactic: a review - policies that will be tested, and tested again."

She also notes Mr McDonnell's "pointed criticism" of Bank of England governor Mark Carney.

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The shadow chancellor defends the right of non-violent protests when "politicians are not listening". He's challenged over previous remarks in which he said a student who was jailed for throwing a fire extinguisher off a roof at police during the tuition fees protest was not the criminal, the ones who were raising the fees were. Mr McDonnell says the sentence given to the man was "too much" but he says he did not justify the teenager's actions, which were "wrong".

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John McDonnell says Labour will review the Bank of England's mandate, to include prosperity in the economy and long-term investment in infrastructure. But he stresses it would retain its independence. The shadow chancellor says the Bank isn't meeting its mandate (on inflation).

He's now asked about reported plans for a financial transaction tax - dubbed a Robin Hood tax. Should it be brought in unilaterally? He backs the policy, yes, but wants a consultation on it.

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John McDonnell says the UK economy is not growing fast enough. He says the self-employed are being "hammered" and unemployment has gone up. A debate is needed about the best way to grow the economy, he adds.

Asked about Jeremy Corbyn's "people's QE", the shadow chancellor stresses the need for investment. He rejects claims it would be damaging for the economy. "We'd only use it at the right time in the economic cycle," he tells Today.

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John McDonnell criticises the government over its efforts on clamping down on tax avoidance. He says Labour will seek expert advice on how to boost the amount it could recoup from tax avoidance, and says he will request access to the Office for Budget Responsibility and the Bank of England in order to carry out the work. He predicts they'll be able to go further than the current government in this area.

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John McDonnell says his speech is going to be "pretty boring" and will be like a conversation with a local bank manager.

He tells Today he'll launch a review of HMRC tax collection to see how much can be raised from cracking down on avoidance. He's challenged about claims by Jeremy Corbyn during the leadership election that £120bn could be recovered from tax avoidance and evasion.

The shadow chancellor says the gap is indeed £120bn but what can be collected from that is "open to debate".

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John McDonnell is to make his first Labour conference speech as shadow chancellor today, setting out radical plans to redistribute wealth.

Speaking to the Today programme from Brighton, he sets out how he'd balance the nation's books: through infrastructure investment to grow the economy, a clampdown on tax avoidance and evasion and opposition to tax cuts "for the rich", such as inheritance tax cuts, which he says the current government is pressing ahead with at the expense of low- and middle-income earners.

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Prime Minister David Cameron will hold face-to-face talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as part of a bid to revive the Syrian peace process.

The pair will meet on Tuesday in New York, where they are both attending a United Nations summit.

Mr Cameron said he hoped to bolster regional support for a political settlement in Syria.

Efforts to engage Tehran in a push to end Syria's civil war have been spurred by a thaw in relations with the west.

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Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage which today focuses on the Labour Party conference in Brighton. The main scheduled event of the day is shadow chancellor John McDonnell's speech. He has warned that it could be "pretty boring" - that might have been a joke but whether it is or not you'll be able to watch it live here and follow all the reaction and analysis as it happens.