Labour Party Conference 2026

Socialist Campaign Group MPs and union leaders hailed the prime minister’s conference speech as a win for the left – but warned his words on ending neoliberalism must now become action.

The prime minister gave the left much of what it wanted to hear in Liverpool. Moving words are the easy part – taking on the vested interests is where it gets hard.

With a million young people out of work, education or training, campaigners want the new prime minister to put them to work on the climate crisis.

From Andy Burnham’s first leader’s speech to a fringe fight over rent controls he used to champion himself, here’s what actually matters at Labour’s conference this week.