The Liberal Democrat leader will try to distance himself from the Conservatives by opposing plans for a tax break for married couples.

runners and riders now Liam Fox forced to resign as Defence Secretary.

Gary Gibbon on the last hurrah - or should that be miaow? - of "catgate".

Prime Minister David Cameron uses his keynote speech to the Conservative conference to pledge a return of right to buy, tax breaks for married couples, and the legalisation of gay marriage.

Despite the economic situation Prime Minister David Cameron seeks the mantle of optimism in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference reports Political Editor Gary Gibbon.

The Conservatives round off conference season with their annual gathering in Manchester. Follow the live blog for latest updates, video and comment from the Channel 4 News team.

No. 10 was busy last night trying (unsuccessfully) to avoid the "cut your credit card up" headlines previewing the PM's speech here this afternoon. The priority for this conference was to acknowledge