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Today, the focus is once again on the Labour party which is having to deal with some difficult stories as it prepares to kick off its annual party conference in Liverpool.
Laura is in Liverpool waiting for Labour conference to begin; she and Paddy discuss the news that the PM, Chancellor and Deputy PM will no longer accept donations for clothing. Will it be enough to draw a line under the row about donations that threatens to loom over Labour’s first party conference as the governing party in 15 years?
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Miranda Slade with Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Jeremy Morgan. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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