On the opening day of Labour's first conference since Sir Keir Starmer picked up the keys to No 10 Downing Street, the prime minister sent his top team out to bat for him with TV and newspapers to set out Labour's vision for the country. His party is hoping to shake off allegations of cronyism and sleaze over senior figures repeatedly accepting freebies and gifts from donors, including thousands of pounds worth of clothing.
The match was played at Everton FC's Finch Farm Training Complex. But after a 30-minute drive from the conference centre in Liverpool, several of Sir Keir's top MPs were engaged in a very different kind of battle with the media - the annual Lobby XI v Labour football match. A week after Lobby XI thrashed the Liberal Democrats eight nil, the team was hoping to continue its winning streak against a strong Labour side.
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