Coffee House Shots: The verdict on Jeremy Corbyn's conference speech

Labour conference is over for 2016 and it concluded with a barnstorming speech from Jeremy Corbyn. After rumours that he would only be speaking for half an hour, Corbyn addressed the audience for almost an hour, receiving a rapturous ovation in the conference hall, along with unified approval from Labour MPs. Andy Burnham called it a ‘strong speech’, whilst even Chuka Umunna had praise for Corbyn’s economic policies, calling them ‘well put’. The analysis from The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman was also positive, as she told the podcast:

“I thought it was a much better speech than the rambling one he gave last year. He had two clear aims. One was to say to his critics ‘I’m still here and I’m going to do things my way, so shut up’, and then to say to the membership ‘this is what you elected me to do’ … he could’ve given this speech at any stage in his time as an MP because it really referred to the concerns of those from his political faction over the years.”