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Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham says the Conservatives have "struck an increasingly xenophobic tone" at their conference this week.

The Labour MP says this will not deliver a "united country" and asks how Theresa May can "square" an appeal to working class voters with a policy of expanding grammar schools.

"If we look back in the past, grammar schools were extremely divisive," he tells the BBC News channel.

Mr Burnham insists Labour is "an effective opposition", citing shadow work and pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams' criticism of work capability assessments and shadow education secretary Angela Rayner's campaign against new grammar schools.

James Sproule from the Institute of Directors says Theresa May needs to work with business to increase opportunities.

"The IoD has long argued that an integral part of our economic success has been our ability to attract the best workers from around the world," he says.

Proposing to "name and shame" companies that employ foreign workers would "send precisely the wrong message", he said.

After the prime minister criticised the behaviour of business leaders including Sir Philip Green, Mr Sproule added:

UKIP immigration spokesman Steven Woolfe has said he will run to succeed Diane James as UKIP leader.

Mr Woolfe was ruled "ineligible" to stand in the recent contest to replace Nigel Farage - after he submitted his papers 17 minutes late.

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Len McCluskey, general secretary of the Unite union, said Theresa May's speech "failed to take responsibility for the past six years of Tory government, of which the prime minister was a leading figure, and the policies which have resulted in a country that works just for the privileged while ordinary people increasingly struggle to make ends meet".

He said there was no mention of the "soaring use of foodbanks" or the "explosion in precarious work", nor the "damage being wrought on communities by cruel Tory cuts".

Mrs May's therefore shouldn't be surprised if her "sudden concern" for working class communities is met with "angry scepticism" and her promise to take on the vested interests her party represents is seen "as laughable""

Reality Check

More on Theresa May's claim that only Labour had cut NHS spending. 

In real terms (so adjusting for inflation) spending on the NHS in England fell in 2010-11 and 2011-12, under the coalition government.

You can see the Treasury figures here., external

Theresa May's speech contained some warning for businesses over tax avoidance and social responsibility - as well as repeating her commitment to put consumers' and workers' representatives on company boards.

And she, alongside Home Secretary Amber Rudd, have said more restrictions on overseas workers and students may be needed to address public concerns about immigration.

While welcoming what it calls the PM's "seriousness and sense of mission", the British Chambers of Commerce is concerned about "populist measures that may have adverse consequences for business investment or job creation".

Acting director general Adam Marshall said: "Firms across the UK recognise that government itself can play a strong and positive role in creating the conditions for growth."

The financial industry could lose up to £38bn and up to 75,000 jobs if the UK quits the single market, a report says.

Reality Check

Theresa May said: "The West Midlands is the only part of the country that runs a trade surplus with China.”

The West Midlands has indeed sold more to China than it imported every quarter bar one (Q3 2015) all the way back to the Autumn of 2011, according to HMRC., external

Overall, the UK’s trade deficit with China is enormous. UK exports to China are about a third of imports each quarter.

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Another party leader is gone. David Ford is resigning as leader of Northern Ireland's Alliance Party.

The South Antrim MLA led the cross-community party since 2001 and was the party's longest serving leader.

He also held the post of Northern Ireland justice minister between 2010 and 2016 - the first local minister in that role for nearly 40 years.

The married father-of-four, who is 65, has represented South Antrim as an MLA since 1998.

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BBC political correspondent

The chairman of UKIP, Paul Oakden, has confirmed that Nigel Farage is the party's acting leader.

Mr Farage said he would take temporary charge after Diane James unexpectedly quit after only 18 days in the job. But his leadership claim was disputed by Neil Hamilton, who is UKIP's leader in the Welsh Assembly.

Mr Hamilton said it was for the party's ruling body - the national executive committee - to make an appointment. Mr Oakden told the BBC News Channel he had spoken to a majority of those on UKIP's executive and they were "grateful and glad" to have Mr Farage in acting charge.

He said Mr Farage was "technically and legally" the leader because the appointment of Diane James had not been formally registered with the Electoral Commission. Mr Oakden said there would now be a fresh leadership contest, in which Mr Farage would not be a candidate, and that UKIP should have a new boss by the end of November.

Jeremy Corbyn said the Conservatives "are making false promises on immigration they can’t deliver", adding:

"Instead of turning people against each other, ministers should take action now to deal with the real impact of migration.

“They should stop the abuse of migrant labour to undercut pay and conditions, which would reduce numbers."

"Conservative Party leaders have sunk to a new low this week as they fan the flames of xenophobia and hatred in our communities and try to blame foreigners for their own failures," said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of this week's Tory conference.

"Drawing up lists of foreign workers won’t stop unscrupulous employers undercutting wages in Britain.

"Shutting the door to international students won’t pay young people’s tuition fee debts, and ditching doctors from abroad won’t cut NHS waiting lists."

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The Education Secretary and London MP Justine Greening says she’s “still aiming to win” her battle to stop a third runway being built at Heathrow Airport.

Justine Greening told BBC 5 live's Emma Barnett that she would continue to fight against a third runway in Cabinet.

She said: “It’s a debate that I’m still aiming to win… it’s one of those issues that has people with very different views, but I'm certainly going to put my views across, and we'll see where we end up on the decision."

The MP for Putney is one of several high-profile Conservatives who are openly opposed to plans to build an extra runway, arguing it would mean extra noise pollution for her west London constituency.

When asked by Emma Barnett if her position in Cabinet would be “untenable” if the decision went against her, Ms Greening would not comment on a scenario that she described as “hypothetical”.

Theresa May said in her conference speech today that a decision would shortly be announced on expanding Britain’s airport capacity.

Reality Check

Theresa May said in her speech: “The only party to ever cut spending on the NHS is not this party, but the Labour Party. That’s what they did in Wales.”

Spending on health in Wales did indeed drop in 2012-13, although it rose again from 2013-14. 

Welsh think tank IWA, external says this was a decision to moderate the impact of cuts across other areas of Welsh spending such as local government.

Before austerity measures hit from around 2010, Welsh spending on health per head was considerably higher than that in England. By 2013-14 it was just below English levels. But over the following year, spending on health grew again by around 4.5%, external. 

Comparisons between English and Welsh NHS spending are also clouded by the different treatments of spending on social care. While in England the Better Care Fund was a government initiative encouraging the NHS and local government to share budgets, in Wales much more drastic action was taken to shift some funding towards social care with the view that this would offset costs to the health service further down the line.

The World at One
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Education Secretary Justine Greening says a rethink on the role of grammar schools is necessary to ensure accessibility for children from all backgrounds. She told BBC Radio 4's The World at One that "the whole point" of the government's  education plans was to take stock of where the public and the party is on this issue".