Live: Labour Party conference continues in Liverpool

By The Telegraph

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Senior Labour figures prepare to speak at the party's annual conference in Liverpool, after the Prime Minister promised to fix social care as a key tenant of his premiership. Wes Streeting has criticised members of his own party for wanting to put welfare before spending on Britain’s defences. The Defence Secretary rejected calls from “critics on the Left” to spend less on the military as he defended his commitment to spending 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035. Speaking at Labour’s annual conference, Mr Streeting said: “Now I know that more spending on defence comes with choices and trade-offs. But our critics on the Right need to understand that you don’t make your country stronger by making our people poorer. Here are the timings for the main hall speeches at Labour’s annual party conference today: 10.05am Wes Streeting, the Defence Secretary 10.30am Ed Miliband, the Foreign Secretary 11:40am Jonathan Reynolds, the Business Secretary 12pm John Healey, the Chancellor 2pm Heidi Alexand

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