Michael White is joined by Nicholas Watt and Michael Tomasky in Brighton as the Labour party's annual conference draws to a close.
The prime minister's speech was overshadowed after the Sun newspaper opted to back David Cameron - a move that did not go down well on the conference floor. Martin Linton, MP for Battersea and author of a celebrated pamphlet on the Sun's involvement in the 1992 election, says the newspaper follows public opinion - but does not lead it.