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Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has called on aviation firms Boeing and Bombardier to negotiate a settlement in a trade dispute which threatens manufacturing jobs in Belfast.

He was speaking after meeting members of the trade union Unite in Belfast ahead of a decision from the US Commerce Department, which could undermine a deal by Delta Airlines to buy 125 C Series jets, which are partially made in Northern Ireland.

US-based Boeing made a complaint about UK and Canadian government subsidies being given to the C Series aircraft programme.

Mr Brokenshire said UK government support to Bombardier did not constitute unfair subsidy.

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The aerospace firm, Bombardier, is to find if it will suffer financial penalties as a result of a trade dispute with its rival Boeing.

Boeing alleges Bombardier got unfair state subsidies from the UK and Canada.

The American firm's complaint, lodged in April, claimed Bombardier was selling its C-Series jet below cost in the US.

Financial penalties could be imposed, which would deal a blow to Bombardier.

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Tony Burke from Unite the Union says that "Trump's America first policies" that has empowered US plane manufacturer Boeing in its dispute with Bombardier.

He calls on Theresa May and the UK government "to make it clear to Donald Trump: we will not stand back and allow our members' jobs and communities to be threatened in this way".

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Conference holds an emergency debate on Bombardier, which could be affected by a US trade investigation.

The wings for Bombardier's C Series planes are made in Belfast.

If the US Department of Commerce announces a preliminary tariff on the C-Series, this could raise the cost of importing the plane to the United States, potentially putting jobs in Belfast at risk.

You can read more about the dispute here.

Rebecca Long Bailey promises an industrial strategy to eclipse US President Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal in the history books.

Delegates applaud and a few sing: "Oh, Rebecca Long Bailey!"

Supporters of the Labour leader often sing "Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!" to the tune of the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army.

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Another Labour-supporting actor has died: Tony Booth, who starred in BBC series Till Death Us Do Part.

He was the father of Cherie Blair - though the left-winger was often critical of the policies of her husband Tony.

"We are standing on the precipice of the fourth industrial revolution," says Rebecca Long Bailey - a theme raised in shadow chancellor John McDonnell's speech on Monday.

She says that rapid technological change will only benefit everyone "if a Labour government is holding the reins".

The shadow business secretary also argues that technology should not be used to enable some existing employment practices to continue.

"There is nothing cutting-edge about high-and-fire casual contracts," she tells her party.

The "investing in our future" debate begins with a speech by shadow business secretary Rebecca Long Bailey.

"We now have the most regionally imbalanced economy in Europe," she says, with too much activity concentrated in London and the south east of England.

She also argues that government claims of full employment hide "an insecure, low paid and casualised workforce".

Delegate Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi says the Jewish Labour Movement would have more credibility if they stopped "running to the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph with stories".

She takes issue with the wording of the proposed rule change, saying expressing prejudiced views should be opposed "but holding them?

"That's thought crime, comrades."

James Cleverley from Wrexham opposes a rule change lowering the threshold of support a candidate needs to stand for the Labour leadership.

Last week the party's ruling National Executive Committee backed lowering the threshold for nominations needed to get on a leadership ballot from 15% of MPs and MEPs to 10%.

The changes have to be agreed at party conference but Mr Cleverley thinks they are "a step in the wrong direction".

He says: "Already this threshold is very low compared to other parties... Very rarely does it ever present anyone getting on the leadership ballot."

There are some boos but he argues that both Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 and Diane Abbott in 2010 gained enough support from MPs under the old rules to stand in leadership elections.

Philip Cohen from Finchley and Golders Green speaks in support of a proposed rule change which seeks to change the conditions of membership to explicitly state, among other things, that "prejudicial" conduct includes anti-Semitism.

Mr Cohen says many Jewish voters oppose the policies of the Israeli government "but are held back from supporting Labour because of a perceived inability to deal with anti-Semitism.

"With this rule change, they would no longer have that excuse."

The Labour Students' disco is among the events that bring the annual conference to an end.

This year, the event promises a guest set by Labour MP Stella Creasy,,,

Adam Martin-Brooks, from Blackpool North and Clevelys constituency, speaks on behalf of Young Labour.

"This is my first conference and this is the furthest south I've ever come," he says.

In his speech to conference on Monday, Unite leader Len McCluskey claimed Labour was the real winner of this year's general election.

Do people at the Labour Party conference agree?

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Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn, who played Vera Duckworth in the soap for more than 30 years, has died.

As a BBC producer recalls, she was a big supporter of the Labour Party.

Labour peer Baroness Chakrabarti listens to the speech by Mike Katz from the Jewish Labour Movement.

Last year she chaired an inquiry into anti-Semitism within Labour, which followed the suspension of MP Naz Shah and ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone amid anti-Semitism claims.

She concluded that the party was not overrun by anti-Semitism or other forms of racism but there is an "occasionally toxic atmosphere" and "too much clear evidence... of ignorant attitudes".

Mr Katz's speech is supportive of leader Jeremy Corbyn but in June, the chairman of the Jewish Labour movement, Jeremy Newmark, said Mr Corbyn "appears to have failed to understand the nature of contemporary anti-Semitism".

Mike Katz from the Jewish Labour Movement says his organisation has been "challenging increasing incidents of anti-Semitism within this party".

He welcomes Baroness Chakrabarti, who conducted a report into anti-Semitism within the party, who is on the top table for this debate.

He supports a change to the party's rule explicitly banning "hate speech" against "all minorities".

He calls for "zero tolerance" of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, misogyny, of "any hate".

He adds: "There is nothing wrong about legitimate criticism of the Israeli government... JLM members do it all the time."

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Labour deputy leader Tom Watson will address conference later and announce the party is considering a levy on bookmakers to raise money to help treat problem gamblers.

In an article for the Mirror,, external Mr Watson writes: "It’s easier to gamble than ever, mainly because of the growth of online and mobile betting, and the industry took a record £13.8bn last year.

"Most people bet for fun but there are 430,000 addicts in the UK, according to the Gambling Commission.

"In total, 2.3m people are problem gamblers or at risk of addiction."

He adds: "The gambling industry has to start acting responsibly.

"We won't rest until they do."