Labour conference 2024: Angela Rayner’s address to delegates as it happened

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has addressed delegates, MPs and celebration workers because the Labour Social gathering convention begins in Liverpool.

The convention is the primary to happen since Labour returned to authorities in July.

Rayner define the federal government’s plans to sort out the housing disaster and lift the requirements for brand spanking new properties constructed throughout the nation, in addition to plans to roll out devolution throughout the nation and implement a brand new bundle of employees’ rights.

Labour Social gathering chair Ellie Reeves started convention at 11am, changing into the primary Labour authorities minister to deal with delegates for 15 years.

Comply with all of the updates as they occurred from the convention corridor…

11.58am: ‘Let’s get on with it’

Angela Rayner has obtained an enormous standing ovation from these within the corridor as she concludes her remarks to convention.

11.56am: ‘Northerners will not be dictated to by Whitehall’

Rayner has stated: “We would be the authorities to finish devolution within the north”.

“Simply this week convention I agreed 8 devolution offers”… “this authorities will change the way forward for the north of England… we would be the authorities to finish devolution within the north”.https://t.co/1OLcw8WMEX

— LabourList (@LabourList) September 22, 2024

11.55am: ‘We’ll full devolution job’

Angela Rayner has stated that the Labour authorities will full the duty of rolling out devolution throughout the nation and stated that Labour mayors have proven the great that Labour can do in workplace.

She additionally stated that mayors will achieve larger powers over housebuilding.

11.49am: ‘We’ll finish no-fault evictions for good’

“We’ll finish no fault evictions for good” and “free leaseholders from the tyranny of a medieval system” and put Britain on observe to finish homelessness, says the MHCLG Secretary.

— LabourList (@LabourList) September 22, 2024

11.46am: Employment Rights Invoice will probably be tabled subsequent month

The “historic laws” with the largest improve in employees’ rights in a era will probably be tabled in Parliament subsequent month, Rayner has confirmed. The laws will carry an finish to fireside and rehire and ban zero hours contracts, she stated.

11.44am: ‘Change has begun’

Rayner has talked although a few of the achievements of the Labour authorities over simply the previous couple of weeks since taking workplace and stated: “Convention, change has begun.”

11.41am: ‘We gained as a result of we had the braveness to vary our celebration’

Angela Rayner has stated it’s the “honour of my life” to open convention as Deputy Prime Minister. She stated that whereas the Tories thought the Labour Social gathering was historical past, “however this yr convention we made historical past collectively”.

Rayner hits out at Kemi Badenoch for her management marketing campaign, accusing her of doing side-deals with the Daleks for her assaults on former Physician Who star David Tennant.

She takes a pop on the Tory management race “beating one another to totally different shades of blue on a present that nobody’s watching”, saying that as Shadow Housing Secretary it’s good that Kemi Badenoch’s expressed a priority a couple of tenant, “It’s only a disgrace it’s David Tennant”.

— LabourList (@LabourList) September 22, 2024

11.34am: Standing ovation as Angela Rayner takes to the stage

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has taken to the stage and obtained a standing ovation from everybody within the auditorium.

11.31am: ‘Honest and humane immigration coverage’

A consultant of Rushcliffe CLP has taken to the stage to criticise the choice to dam their movement calling for a “honest and humane immigration coverage” – you may learn our story on this right here.

11.29am: Whereas we wait…

Whereas we watch for Angela Rayner to deal with convention, here’s a reminder of a few of the occasions LabourList is internet hosting right now.

11.18am: ‘We’ll battle for equity, we are going to battle to win’

Ellie Reeves repeats Harriet Harman’s phrases from 2009, saying they’re as true now as they had been then: “We’ll battle for equity, we are going to battle for equality, and most significantly, we are going to battle to win”.

— LabourList (@LabourList) September 22, 2024

11.15am: ‘Worst inheritance in dwelling reminiscence’

Reeves has mentioned the inheritance left behind by the Conservative authorities and stated robust decisions should be made, however heralds the efforts Labour has already made to date in authorities, together with Home of Lords reform, establishing GB Power and starting the method of nationalisation of the railways.

11.12am: ‘When Sunak known as the election, we had been prepared’

Reeves stated that Labour was prepared when Rishi Sunak known as the election early – and quipped that the celebration was extra prepared than the Conservatives had been.

She additionally stated the celebration had a “ruthless twinning technique” to make sure the celebration gained within the locations it wanted to essentially the most.

11.10am: ‘David Evans represents better of our motion’

Reeves has thanked David Evans, the outgoing normal secretary, for his efforts in workplace and stated that he “represents the very best of our motion”.

11.08am: Ellie Reeves: Harriet Harman a ‘trailblazer for girls’

Ellie Reeves has develop into the primary authorities minister to deal with convention in 15 years. She paid tribute to Harriet Harman, “a trailblazer for girls”, who was the final to deal with convention again in 2009.

11.05am: Patrick Hurley addresses delegates

First to talk right now is Patrick Hurley, Labour MP for Stockport, who’s speaking in regards to the assault within the metropolis which left three individuals lifeless in July.

Delegates are collaborating in a minutes’ silence to recollect the victims.

11.00am: Convention about to start

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