Left’s presence at Labour conference will be diminished, say leftwing figures

Fringe festival for leftwing politics will not take place at party's conference in Liverpool for first time since 2016

Senior leftwing Labour figures have said the left will have a greatly diminished presence at this year's party conference, where the Jeremy Corbyn-era fringe festival will not take place for the first time since 2016.

The conference in Liverpool is likely to be dominated by delegates from the party's centrist wing, though there will be moves to force votes on issues such as the two-child benefit cap and the winter fuel allowance.