Labour will ignore local opposition if it has to deliver more homes, says Starmer – as it happened

Keir Starmer during his conference speech on Tuesday. Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian

5.25pm BST

Afternoon summary

• Keir Starmer has declared himself a “yimby”, as he promises to ensure developers can overcome local planning objections to get more houses built.

• Starmer has said he is “bomb-proofing” all of his policy pledges to ensure a Labour government does not break promises, as he defended the lack of new announcements in his speech to the party conference.

• Starmer has been accused by the Labour Muslim Network of backing a “war crime” after he defended Israel’s right to place Gaza under seige. (See 4.27pm.)

• The BBC has defended its decision to describe Hamas as militants rather than terrorists in its news coverage of the Israel-Hamas war following strong criticism from Grant Shapps, the defence secretary. (See 12.33pm.)

Keir Starmer posing for a selfie at the Labour conference, which ended today. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

5.18pm BST

Starmer says he would like overall tax burden on working people to fall under Labour

Keir Starmer has said he wants to reduce the overall tax burdern for working people in the next parliament.

In an interview with Christopher Hope from GB News, Starmer was asked if he would like the tax burden to come down under Labour. He replied:

I would like the overall burden, particularly on working people to come down, but obviously we will operate, of course and always, within our fiscal rules.