Explainer - what is a party conference and what happens there.

The Labour party conference starts in Liverpool on Sunday, you may have heard political pundits talking about “conference season” and seen various political leaders making speeches on a stage, but what is a party conference?

BBC Radio Merseyside’s political reporter Claire Hamilton is on hand. She’s been explaining it all to Lucinda Moore, here is an explainer of what a party conference is and what happens there.