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

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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.