10 best photographs of the day

4.15pm BST

Photographer Christopher Furlong has taken an alternative view of the prime minister, David Cameron, and his wife, Samantha, arriving at Manchester Central to deliver his closing speech to delegates on the last day of the Conservative party Conference. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The couple arrive hand in hand as contemporary political etiquette seems to dictate. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

The prime minister is caught off stage before making his speech. No sign of pre-match nerves. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Ta dah! Cameron promises a 'land of opportunity' where young people must earn or learn. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

Guardian photographer Christopher Thomond said he found the conference more stage-managed than in previous years. Photograph: Christopher Thomond

It can be very revealing to turn the camera on the audience. Michael Gove, Theresa May and George Osborne listen to the speech. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

The Camerons are picked out in a photographer's flash at the end of the speech to dramatic effect. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

More from the front row, or frow as it's known in the fashion world, captures William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Jeremy Hunt. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Another picture from Chris Furlong's documentary in black and white gives an elegant swing to the couple leaving the auditorium. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Hands still tightly clasped, but in a break with tradition we've been spared the awkward moment of the political kiss. Photograph: Oli Scarff/PA

Updated at 5.19pm BST