Deputy Prime Minister fires up conference with punchy speech as Labour looks to regain the narrative after a tricky few weeks
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner opened the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool today with the message - 'let's get on with the job.' Ms Rayner, the party's deputy leader, took to the stage at Liverpool's Arena and Convention Centre today to welcome thousands of party delegates from across the country to the first Labour Conference to be held with the party in government in 15 years.
She said: 'Today I want to give you my promise that this Labour Government will take action to ensure all homes are decent and safe, and residents are treated with the respect they deserve. 'We will consult and implement a new Decent Homes Standard for social and privately rented homes, to end the scandal of homes being unfit to live in.
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