Chris Mason
Political Correspondent

As Mr Corbyn talks up a shadow cabinet with more women than men in it, the Chairmen of the Board also had a 1971 single called "Men are Getting Scarce".

And, as the new leader pitches to an electorate who know little about him, perhaps the song "Try on My Love for Size" has proved an inspiration to him.

Blairites might note that in 1970 the band had a song called "Give me Just a Little More Time".

Chris Mason
Political Correspondent

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For those not yet blessed with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the back catalogue of Detroit-based soul groups, a little textual analysis of the record Jeremy Corbyn will leave the stage to after his conference speech this afternoon: Chairman of the Board, Working on a Building of Love.

For a left wing leader coming to office later in life, promising a "kinder politics":

For a man committed to dealing with what he sees as a "housing crisis":

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Archive clips recall highlights of some good and bad times for key Labour figures in the last year, either side of the general election.

Tim Reid
BBC Scotland Westminster Correspondent

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It's emerged that Labour delegates have voted in favour of the renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent, despite the absence of a debate on the subject yesterday. It's in a paragraph contained in the national policy forum report backed by conference, which states the party's "commitment to a minimum, credible, independent nuclear capability, delivered through a continuous at-sea deterrent."

Jeremy Corbyn opposes renewal and wanted a debate in Brighton, but unions claimed they had managed to prevent a potentially embarrassing defeat for the new leader when members decided against a discussion and vote.

The policy forum document essentially sets out Labour policy, contained in the 2015 manifesto, prior to Mr Corbyn taking over as leader. But a Labour spokewoman confirmed that the "whole document was approved at conference yesterday and so it is party policy."

There is, however, a new review into policy on Trident ordered by the leader, and led by Maria Eagle, the shadow defence secretary, who told conference yesterday that she disagreed with Mr Corbyn and backed the retention of the nuclear deterrent.

Michelle Stewart of Oxford Constituency Labour Party calls for "locally-led rent stabilisation" and says her city is "the most unaffordable place to live in the country" with "a chronic housing shortage".

Rent stabilisation is one of the forms of rent regulation in operation in New York. You can read more here.

London Mayor Boris Johnson has told BBC London 94.9 it was his decision to pull out of hosting the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in 2017.

"You've got to take some tough decisions in government and I think £35m on a one-off event was just not worth it for London," he said.

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There will be two editions of the Daily Politics today, with Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn previewing the leader's speech from 12:00 BST for an hour, and returning at 14:00 BST to cover it live. In the first hour, they'll be joined by Gordon Brown's former pollster Deborah Mattinson, now with Britain Thinks. 

Joining them from Brighton will be Steve Richards of the Independent, and Isabel Hardman, assistant editor at the Spectator magazine, plus shadow Cabinet Minister Jon Ashworth.  

And live from the US, Professor Danny Blanchflower, former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, will be talking Corbynomics.  

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John Healey says that with some "modest public investment" the UK could build more than 100,000 new council and housing association homes each year by 2020. This would reduce the housing benefit bill and make a profit for taxpayers in the long-run, he argues.

Mr Healey also announces an independent review into home ownership, which will report back in the summer.

Shadow housing and planning secretary John Healey says he's proud to speak for Labour on the subject, saying it is a top priority for the party.

Labour members and activists are no fans of Iain Duncan Smith, the Conservative work and pensions secretary. When his name is mentioned in a speech by shadow Cabinet Office minister Jonathan Ashworth the crowd responds with collective boos.

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In other news, a legal challenge to Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael's election is to proceed, external. Four constituents raised the action under the Representation of the People Act, arguing he misled the electorate over a memo claiming SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon would rather have seen David Cameron become prime minister. Judges have ruled the case will now be put out to a "By Order hearing" to discuss the next part of the case.

More here.

"On our railways, the government has stumbled from one fiasco to another," says Labour's new shadow transport secretary Lilian Greenwood.

Shadow environment secretary Kerry McCarthy, a vegan whose appointment has drawn criticism from the farming industry and some politicians, addresses concerns about a potential conflict of interest in her new role.

Kerry McCarthy, the new shadow environment secretary, has her turn to speak. She has been an MP since 2005 but, remarkably, tells delegates: "This is my 23rd Labour conference but I'm a first time speaker!" She goes on to make clear that Labour will continue to back a ban on fox hunting in England and Wales.

Aslef member Tosh McDonald expresses his whole-hearted support for re-nationalisation of the railways. Referring to Northern Rail in particular, he tells the Labour conference: