Tom Goodenough Tom Goodenough

Labour’s conference, day two: The Spectator guide

John McDonnell takes centre stage on day two of the Labour party conference. Here are the best of the events taking place at conference, on the fringes and at Momentum’s ‘The World Transformed’: Labour conference:

10.50am: Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry

11am: Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer

12.15pm: Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell

2.15pm: Living standards and strong economy

3.35pm: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

Fringe events:

8am: Engineering Brexit Ruinart, Hotel du Vin. Speaker: Hilary Benn

8am: The Times and Sunday Times Red Box Fringe London Lounge, The Brighton Centre. Speaker: Angela Rayner

9.15am: Powering a nation: A strategy for Britain’s future post Brexit New Statesman hub, British Airways. Speakers: Caroline Flint; Lisa Nandy

12.30pm: From Education to employment: How do we get more women into leadership positions? Edinburgh, Hilton Brighton Metropole. Speakers: Jess Phillips; Angela Rayner

12.30pm: The View from the EU: what does Europe think of Brexit?Balmoral, Hilton Brighton Metropole. Speakers: Keir Starmer; Commissioner Frans Timmermans, European Commission vice president

12.30pm:

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