A major hunting organisation has been barred from the Labour Party Conference, leading to accusations of “prejudice”. The British Hound Sports Association (BHSA), the governing body for trail hunts, said that the refusal to allow them a stand at the event in Liverpool shows that Labour does not understand the countryside.

The Labour party is gathering in Liverpool for its first annual conference in government for 15 years. The party faithful ought to make the most of the occasion. This will be Labour’s 120th annual conference, taking place in the centenary year of the party’s first ever such gathering as a governing party.

We asked two of our journalists to talk about the highs and lows of the new government's short time in charge as Sir Keir Starmer and his party head to Liverpool for their annual get together

As the political world descends on Liverpool at the start of what promises to be an intense season, Sean O’Grady asks if it’ll be party time for Keir Starmer – or if things are just too grim for celeb

Britain’s Labour party gathers for its annual conference on Sunday, buoyed by being back in power for the first time in 14 years but already under pressure