The scene down at Liverpool’s waterfront this morning was serene.
The blustery conditions of the last few days had receded into brilliant Autumn sunshine; the welcome shift in weather providing a fitting end to a conference that has seemingly gone off without a hitch for Labour. A handful of delegates laughed as they wheeled suitcases out of the Pullman Hotel, while inside the city’s exhibition centre people milled about, chatting and browsing some of the hundreds of stalls on offer.
Even the press room, where the national media has been camped out all week, was relatively calm, without the threat of tripping over someone’s camera and the luxury of finding a spot to plug your laptop in. It was a stark contrast to yesterday, when thousands packed into the main conference hall to hear Sir Keir Starmer make his highly-anticipated keynote speech.
