Jeremy Browne is the newly elected Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton. He continues his conference diary:
I had a front row seat for the final act of the conference - the leader's speech by Charles Kennedy. He was in an assertive mood. It was the most confident and powerful conference speech I have seen Charles Kennedy make.
I think it is important for the party to be ambitious and aspirational and I liked the strong support for "innovation and entrepeneurs". There were also strong passages on the environment and the situation in Iraq.
The media have made an issue of Charles Kennedy's leadership. He was emphatic on this point and addressed the subject head-on.
I was sitting next to two other Liberal Democrat MPs - Norman Lamb and Lembit Opik - and the audience celebrated the speech at the end with great warmth and enthusiasm.
Now I'm back of Taunton for a full round of constituency events on Friday and over the weekend.
