One moment at Labour Conference in Liverpool showed key question for party's future

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One moment at Labour Conference in Liverpool showed key question for party's futureReporter Dan Haygarth looks at where the Labour Party goes after its conference in LiverpoolView 3 Images Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, speaks onstage during the Labour Conference 2025 at the ACC Liverpool (Image: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)"There's nothing more unstoppable than an idea whose time has come", said Andy Burnham as he walked into a fringe event on the first day of the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. ‌Though said about PR, the "idea whose time has come" comment could be interpreted in a number of ways given the talk going into the Labour conference. But he also called on the Labour Party to be braver and make changes to how it operates. Regardless, on Monday, he said Sir Keir was the right man to be in charge, dampening speculation of a challenge. Polls show his popularity among the public is far from great – and it remains to be seen whether his conference speech will change that.