OPINION: Labour Party Conference - "10 months of UK-wide protests and petitions have failed to force a rethink on the family farm tax"

Ahead of the Labour Party Conference, head of news and business Jane Thynne looks back at the party's promises from last year's event

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OPINION: Labour Party Conference - "10 months of UK-wide protests and petitions have failed to force a rethink on the family farm tax"

The Labour Party Conference takes place in Liverpool on Sunday, September 28, where Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will face a barrage of unrest on a whole host of policies from immigration to digital...

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