Labour conference: Andy Burnham hits out at claims he is 'disloyal' after revealing MPs want him to challenge Keir Starmer

Thanks for following our coverage of the Labour Party conference as we wrap up our live updates here.

Although the live page is closing, you can still read all the latest news and reaction on the Daily Mail website.

Brits face Labour tax bomb as No10 chief warns on manifesto

No10 enforcer Darren Jones hinted at pain to come as he insisted Labour's manifesto commitments still applied 'today' - but only because no decisions have been taken.

Working-class communities will turn away from Labour and 'seek solace in the false promises of Farage' if the Government fails to get control of the migration issue, the Home Secretary has said.

Shabana Mahmood told the conference:

They will turn towards something smaller, something narrower, something less welcoming, and the division within this country will grow. So, the challenge we now face is this, not just to win the next election, but to keep the country together and to fight for our belief in a greater Britain, not a littler England.

That work begins at our borders, where we must restore order and control. We will always remain a country that gives refuge to those who are fleeing peril, but we can only be open to the world if we are able to determine who comes in and who must leave. It is clear there is more work to be done.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told the Labour conference the Unite the Kingdom rally shows Britain's story is being contested.

She described some of those who took to the streets of London earlier this month as 'heirs to the skinheads and the P***-bashers of old'.

She told the Labour Party conference:

Just days into this job, on the 13 of September, 150,000 people marched through London.

They did so under the banner of a convicted criminal and a former BNP (British National Party) member. While not everyone was violent, some were, 26 police officers were injured as they tried to keep the peace. And while not everyone chanted racist slogans, some did. Clear that in their view of this country, I have no place.

It would be easy to dismiss this as nothing but an angry minority, heirs to the skinheads and the P***-bashers of old, and make no mistake, some were. But to dismiss what happened that day would be to ignore something bigger, something broader, that is happening across this country. The story of who we are is contested.

Andy Burnham said now was not the right time for digital ID.

In a quickfire round of questions at an event hosted by the Guardian Politics podcast live, he was asked whether he backed digital ID, and said: 'Not now.'

Asked to pick between Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) or HS2, he said NPR, and between Green leader Zack Polanski and Liberal Democrat Sir Ed Davey he said he would be 'somewhere in the middle'.

And on rejoining the EU, he said:

Long term, I’m going to be honest, I’m going to say it… I hope in my lifetime I see this country rejoin. People prosper more when they’re part of unions.

David Lammy became the latest Labour frontbencher to brand Reform migration policy 'racist', following the Keir Starmer's lead.

Speaking about the party’s leader, Nigel Farage, the Deputy Prime Minister claimed French people would be deported under Reform’s plans.

He said:

He wraps himself in our flag, but his policies don’t match British values. We must call his scheme to round up and deport our French, our Indian, our Caribbean neighbours, who already have indefinite leave to remain what it is – it is racist – and say not in our country, not in our name, not in our time.

Reform has previously said the plan to scrap indefinite leave would only apply to those not from the EU.

Mr Lammy also took a shot at the Tories, saying shadow lord chancellor Robert Jenrick’s attacks on judges would 'make Winston Churchill shudder in his grave'.

He said:

Robert, patriotism isn’t smearing our independent judiciary from a pub on X. It’s standing up for the rule of law.

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said taking on the role of Justice Secretary 'feels like coming home' for him.

Mr Lammy said:

Justice has been the constant thread throughout my life. Growing up in the shadow of Tottenham’s Broadwater Farm Estate in (Margaret) Thatcher’s Britain – it wasn’t easy.

I was stopped and searched by the police. I saw too many people who look like me who ended up on the wrong side of the law. But education gave me a different path – I studied law, I practised as a young lawyer, I served as a minister, I led the review into racial disparities in the justice system, I shadowed the justice secretary in opposition. This is not just another brief for me – it feels like coming home.

Mr Lammy said that in his role, his 'starting point is Magna Carta – no-one is above the law, no-one should have justice delayed, no-one should have justice denied'.

Angela Rayner has told how she's 'sad' to be absent from this year's Labour conference after she resigned from the Government earlier this month.

The former deputy prime minister and housing secretary has responded to MPs praising her in Liverpool and insisted she will continue 'fighting for working people'.

Ms Rayner quit the frontbench after the Prime Minister's ethics adviser found she breached the ministerial code for underpaying stamp duty on her new flat in Hove.

We've heard from several Cabinet ministers today with Yvette Cooper, John Healey, Rachel Reeves and Bridget Phillipson all delivering their conference speeches.

And there's still some big names to come this hour.

• 3:30pm: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood
• 3:45pm: Science Secretary Liz Kendall
• 4pm: Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

Stick with us as we bring you the latest updates from Liverpool.

Andy Burnham hit back at suggestions he was only out for himself, saying 'it sticks in my throat somewhat'.

The Greater Manchester Mayor said he wanted to address the fact that 'the sense is I’m sort of completely out for myself, disloyal' citing behind-the-scenes discussions he says he has been having to ensure the Hillsborough law could be strengthened.

He told an event organised by the Guardian Politics podcast live:

It sticks in my throat somewhat for people who have just arrived on the scene to be throwing some of the comments at me that they have done. I did everything that I possibly could (have) to make this conference a success.

Mr Burnham has refused to guarantee he would remain in his mayoralty for the rest of his term but said 'you would have to wrench' him out of Greater Manchester.

Asked whether he would stay in his position until the end of the term, the mayor told an event hosted by the Guardian Politics podcast live:

I am committed to my role as mayor of Greater Manchester. I can’t predict the future.

Referring to Westminster, he claimed:

I’ve not missed it much because I love what we’ve been doing in Greater Manchester.

Andy Burnham has suggested speculation about his ambitions had partly stemmed from 'overwritten' and 'inaccurate' reporting, while refusing to say whether he had spoken to MPs about the prospect of of a leadership bid.

The Greater Manchester Mayor said there were 'plenty of conversations I have with MPs all the time and I don’t think it was quite as the headline suggested'.

He insisted it was 'inaccurate' to say he had suggested he would borrow £40 billion more.

Mr Burnham told an event hosted by the Guardian Politics podcast live:

There’s no ability for me to launch… I’m not going to go and say every conversation I have with every MP. I can’t launch a leadership campaign, I’m not in parliament, so that is the bottom line.

The Conservatives treated universities 'as a political battleground, not a public good', Bridget Phillipson has told the Labour conference.

The Education Secretary and Labour Party deputy leadership contender said the party was putting institutions back in the service of 'working-class young people'.

Ms Phillipson went on to announce new targeted maintenance grants for disadvantaged students.

She said:

The Tories treated our amazing universities as a political battleground, not a public good. Labour is putting them back in the service of working-class young people.