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ian watson, bbc news, brighton.th more on labour�*s internal row. well, when christian starmer right here in brighton at the start of the conference, he said it was time for the party to set out its vision for the future. some of that will involve policy but what has dominated the first day as a row over process and specifically changes that sir keir starmer wants to make to the way leadership elections in the party are run. now, he says that will make it more palatable for voters and perhaps make the party more focused on looking outwards rather than inwards and to discuss some of this, i am joined by the guardian columnist and labour member 0wenjones. what you make by sir keir starmer�*s planned changes in the opposition we have seen from some of the party who say they are not democratic?— they are not democratic? ridiculous wa to they are not democratic? ridiculous way to start — they are not democratic? ridiculous way to start a _ they are not democratic? ridiculous way to start a conference. _ they are not demo

let's get more from our political correspondent ian watson. this, then, for sir care starmer?— how significant as this, then, for sir care starmer? i think it's very significant _ sir care starmer? i think it's very significant for _ sir care starmer? i think it's very significant for a _ sir care starmer? i think it's very significant for a number - sir care starmer? i think it's very significant for a number of - sir care starmer? i think it's very i significant for a number of reasons. sir care starmer had to ditch his favourite proposal which would have given mps agree to say in any future leadership election at the expense of the members, the opposition largely from the unions, but some of the big unions, the public service union, unison, for example, came to his rescue tonight because delegates on the conference floor where it still very nearly against the proposals that he did take to the conference, but some of those big unions came in and supported him and they take up half the vote here at labour conference. now, what were those chang

from brighton, here is our uk political correspondent ian watson.eir starmer wanted to attack the conservatives. this government is letting people down so badly. but this government is letting people down so badly-— this government is letting people down so badl . �* ., ., down so badly. but under attack from some in his — down so badly. but under attack from some in his own _ down so badly. but under attack from some in his own party, _ down so badly. but under attack from some in his own party, he _ down so badly. but under attack from some in his own party, he was. - down so badly. but under attack from some in his own party, he was. to - some in his own party, he was. to ditch plans to reduce the role of rank and file any future leadership elections and further rows could overshadow more positive policies aimed at the wider public. the focus was supposed to be on workers' rights and not his members rights. the executive leader gave an crowd pleasing straight — speech. some pleasing straight - speech. some thins pleasing straight - speech. some t

let's go to ian watson in brighton listening to that speech along with us. of the chairs at the end, she kept what she thought was the best at last, branding yourself as the country's first green chancellor if she is elected, £20 billion a year or renewable industries every year or renewable industries every yearfor year or renewable industries every year for the next decade. year or renewable industries every yearfor the next decade. questions about where that money is coming from but she says she is prepared to pay for that and would make britain a world leader. green sometimes means are na ve as well. she wants to make sure labour are not seen as that and wants to emphasise that labour would be a government that would spend wisely. she mentioned that phrase several times. she also had some policy announcements to back it up so, for example, there is going to be a new spending watchdog which will be introduced alongside the office for budget responsibility and they take a look at any spending plans are projects that if they get out of hand they could wave

now let's cross over to the labour party conference in brighton into a political correspondent ian watsone—endorsed on saturday, which was fora minimum wage re—endorsed on saturday, which was for a minimum wage of at least £10, so still an increase to the minimum wage, but this has now become almost a symbolic issue at the labour party conference, because andy mcdonald, the shadow employment rights minister, resigned from the shadow can it because he said there wasn't a commitment to £15. more? can it because he said there wasn't a commitment to £15.— can it because he said there wasn't a commitment to £15. now of course the rank and — a commitment to £15. now of course the rank and file _ a commitment to £15. now of course the rank and file delegates, - a commitment to £15. now of course the rank and file delegates, which i the rank and file delegates, which working at the hall overwhelmingly backed the demand for £15 minimum wage. what andy mcdonald alleges that he was told by the party leadership to go off behind closed doors and have negotiations with the unions and delegates to try t