LIVE: Andy Burnham speech at Labour Party conference

LIVE: Andy Burnham speech at Labour Party conference

The annual Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Speeches today are as follows; timings are all subject to change: 1015 – Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant.

At 1025 – Mayor of East Midlands Claire Ward 1140 – Housing Secretary Angela Rayner 1400 – Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

There’s speculation that in order to fund his plans for social care, he could question the long-term viability of the triple lock policy on the state pension.

The policy, which increases the amount paid in the state pension annually, expected to add billions to the cost of pensions in future years because of the UK’s ageing population.