Labour has been overdoing the doom and gloom – but now Reeves has given us a glimpse of sunshine

Though the freebies scandal soured the start of conference, the party can regain the moral high ground, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Starmer to strike more upbeat note as Treasury plots spending boost

In first conference speech as PM, Labour leader will defend tough rhetoric but say there is light at the end of the tunnel

Editorial: The chancellor suggested that she might need to rewrite her fiscal rules. That would be a good thing

Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel payments

The chancellor beamed her way through a conference speech that offered hope at least but little of substance

Conference speech was light on detail and not the pivot away from doom and gloom that critics wanted

Economic activity was ‘a little bit softer’ than central bank had predicted, one expert notes, but a rate cut still seems unlikely

Chancellor does not rule out real-term cuts to some government departments, amid concern about sombre approach

No government institution is entirely at arm’s length, but an intervention by Jim Chalmers would likely be calamitous

Unison and GMB understood to be likely to back motion to reverse policy

Exclusive: Relief rolled out in 2023 will cost £30bn in taxes but spur only up to £10.5bn investment, analysis shows

Before first conference speech by a Labour chancellor for 15 years, downbeat tune may have been overcooked

Editorial: A grim audit of the Tory legacy was necessary but it has crowded out optimism. Keir Starmer must redress the balance

A radical rebrand will get people off benefits and into training and work, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Bank voted on Thursday not to change borrowing costs – but Andrew Bailey says cuts likely to resume