Keir Starmer is set to strike a more positive tone in his address to activists in Liverpool, after his first months in power were blighted by rows over winter fuel allowance, tax hikes and freebies.

In his keynote speech to Labour's conference, the Prime Minister will try to lift the gloom that has threatened to envelop his tenure by arguing that making 'painful choices' now will eventually pay off.

In his first conference speech as PM, Sir Keir will say a "shared struggle" is needed to build a new Britain.

Keir Starmer will deliver his keynote speech to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool this afternoon, and will warn of a 'shared struggle' before things get better

Keir Starmer will tell Brits there is 'light at the end of this tunnel' as he sets out his plans to "build a new Britain".

The prime minister will offer a bit of sunshine in his big conference speech, but not too much.