Labour conference: Watson says party must prepare for ‘fourth industrial revolution’

Rolling coverage of all the developments from the Labour conference in Liverpool, including speeches from Sadiq Khan and Tom Watson

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Labour does not feature much on the newspaper front pages this morning although, given the splash headline on one of the few papers that does lead on Labour, Jeremy Corbyn may consider that a blessing.

Tuesday’s Daily Mail front page:
Labour in la-la-land#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers http://pic.twitter.com/hjgkCbCMOs

New automated technologies are fusing with the internet, and creating models of work and jobs we haven’t seen before. Daily we hear stories of machines and systems that can do things we thought only humans could do – driving cars, drafting contracts, even composing music.

It’s been called the fourth industrial revolution – a new era of fast, technology-driven change, which we’re beginning to feel in everything we do.

It’s only with Labour in power that we can create a fairer, more equal and more just Britain.

Labour out of power will never, ever be good enough … The people who need us the most are those who suffer the most when Labour is not in power.

Our aim will be to provide the care and support for every child to fulfil their potential, and to help parents back to work. Getting it right will improve the life chances of countless children across the country. That must be our mission.

[Lewis’s] view is that the matter has been decided for the time being. But it is always open for our party members to raise these issues.

Moderate Labour MPs claim that the language used by Mr McDonnell acts as a “nod and a wink” to leftwingers to target them with abuse online.

Some of Mr Corbyn’s closest allies have told the leader that removing his old friend from his post would be the “single best thing” he could do to repair relations in the party …

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