The Labour party is raising the cost of business engagement at its annual conference this autumn, with a 66 per cent increase in the price of a ticket for its “business leaders’ summit” package.

In the first Labour gathering since the party's general election ... Ms Harman, currently shadow Commons leader, declined to say what job she would like in Ed Miliband's first shadow cabinet ...

a mantra repeated by several Labour figures as the party held its first annual gathering in power since 2009. Casting a shadow over the conference was a row about gifts that dominated the buildup ...

Much commentary blames this stagnant half-year on the gloomy economic tone Labour adopted when it arrived in office, with talk of “black holes” in the finances and the “worst economic inheritance ...