Labour Party (UK) Conference in Brighton Sep 27 - 30,2015

The 4-day annual Labour Party Conference takes place in Brighton and is expected to attract thousands of delegates with keynote speeches from influential politicians and over 500 fringe events.

British Opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn (C) is pictured as he arrives at the Brighton Centre in south east England, on September 29, 2015, as he prepares to address delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party Conference in Brighton

 

Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn prepares for his first leader's speech in his hotel room in Brighton during the annual Labour Party conference at the Brighton Centre, Sussex,England

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a speech during the third day of the Labour Party Autumn Conference on September 29, 2015 in Brighton, England

Jeremy Corbyn made his first Leader's Speech to the Labour conference, cheered on by his sons Ben and Thomas and wife Laura (pictured top).

 

Jeremy Corbyn repeated his view that he supports a diplomatic solution to the Syrian civil war – saying the answer cannot be found in ‘a few more bombs’

Jeremy Corbyn called on the Prime Minister to follow President Obama’s example in reaching a deal with Iran by pressing for a diplomatic solution in Syria

In a long - and at times rambling - speech, the Labour leader was forced to deny that his Left-wing anti-cuts, anti-war agenda poses a threat to national security.

He launched a series attacks on the media and the Conservatives while receiving a standing ovation after calling for an end to abuse online.

The thousands of Left-wing supporters packed into the conference hall in Brighton were delighted with what he boasted was a new 'straight talking, honest politics'

Unlike predecessors such as Tony Blair, he vowed that neither he, his shadow cabinet or Labour MPs would 'impose policy or have a veto' on what the membership decides. 

In an olive branch to critics who have refused to serve in his shadow cabinet, he said that rather than, splits and divisions, he wanted 'grown-up politics ... where people put forward different views, we debate issues, we take a decision and we go forward together'. 

The Labour leader made a point of thanking his predecessor Ed Miliband for his 'leadership ... courage and dignity', as well as offering his thanks to Harriet Harman - who stood in as leader following the election - and his three rivals in the leadership election, Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham.