A party member for more than 40 years, Harry Clarke, from Mid Norfolk's Labour Party, explains to conference that he's seeking a rule change to allow constituency Labour Parties and affiliates to submit both a rule change and a contemporary motion at conference.

"Why are constituency Labour parties, union and socialist societies required to choose whether they want to make proposals to conference about how our party works or have a say in policy making.

"I don't think my CLP is unusual in wanting a view on the rule book and support rule changes to improve the democratic process and take a view, for example, on grammar schools," he says.

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The UK will oppose any attempts to create an EU army because it could "undermine" the role of Nato, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has said.

Nato "must remain the cornerstone of our defence and the defence of Europe", he said, ahead of informal talks with EU defence ministers in Bratislava.

Sir Michael said the UK was not alone in opposing a common EU defence policy.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz has said the UK would not have a veto over closer defence co-operation.

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Conference strikes a happier note as Labour treasurer Diana Holland tells delegates the party is no longer in debt.

She adds that Labour has seen off "the worst excesses" of what she describes as "attacks" on it in the government's Trade Union Act.

The proposed Labour rule changes are carried on a show of hands, avoiding the need for a card vote, which some delegates had called for.

Chairman Paddy Lillis said a card vote would take "over an hour".

Manuel Cortes of the TSSA union, one of those who called for a card vote, claims the rules say he can request one - but he does not get his way.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan will address conference later and is expected to tell Labour to focus on winning power.

London's Evening Standard, external has reported that one of Mr Khan's predecessors, Ken Livingstone has urged him to "back Jeremy Corbyn rather than pursue his own leadership ambitions".

Recalling Conservative former mayor Boris Johnson abandoning his bid to lead his party, Mr Livingstone is quoted saying: “The track record of the former mayors of London is they don’t become prime minister.”

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Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn says his party will consider running candidates in Northern Ireland over the next few months.

Before any policy announcements, the Labour conference is debating party rule changes, which are being presented to the conference en bloc, which some delegates are not happy about.

One delegate says deputy leader Tom Watson's proposal on shadow cabinet elections appears to be missing from the agenda. The delegate says that he thought everything was now to be debated at conference.

Another wonders why the conference is "debating endless rules changes, which are completely pointless".

There are some boos when he says "we've got Jeremy Corbyn as leader, whether we like it or not" and the party should move forward. The chair ticks off some conference delegates for booing, urging them to be respectful.

A third delegate says the country is watching and urges Labour to talk "about how we can make this country better, rather than just talking about ourselves".

The Tuesday morning session of the Labour conference in Liverpool begins.

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Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has reiterated the UK's opposition to closer EU defence cooperation, which he argues would weaken Nato.

Speaking in Bratislava ahead of an informal EU defence ministers' meeting, Mr Fallon said:

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Labour MP Yvette Cooper reviews the first US presidential debate for the Today programme.

She says there is "a sense of anger" in the US and in the UK, which showed in the EU debate.

People are worried about their jobs and their future, she argues, and "are looking for something different, even if it involves easy promises".

Turning to Labour, the former shadow home secretary says Jeremy Corbyn "needs to agree to have shadow cabinet elections" in order to ensure a "broad-based party".

The first shipment of US shale gas is arriving in Scotland amid fierce debate about the future of fracking in the UK.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says it is time for the party in Wales to get behind him.