As day four of Labour conference begins here in Brighton, Mr S has been touring the conference centre and World Transformed festival to see how Keir Starmer’s party is preparing for government. A quick tour reveals that there’s far less cranks now attending the official shindig, with far less Hawaiian shirts, Corbyn merchandise and Socialist Worker newspapers than last year’s Brighton bash.
Still, whether it’s Beijing Barry Gardiner on the decks at Dawn Butler’s Jamaica night, Wes Streeting on the mike at the Mirror’s karaoke night or Mark Drakeford snapping pics on a Massey Ferguson, all sorts of exotic creatures have been spotted among the clubs, pubs, fringes and forums of Brighton. Below is Steerpike’s guide for all those unlucky enough not to have got a ticket…











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