As the guards are offensive roles on and the pictures come out, it will become a subject

of bitter division within our own societies.

And people are worried about the spillover effect within Western societies of a really brutal

conflict in Gaza.

Welcome to Political Fix, your essential insider guide to Westminster from the Financial Times

with me, Lucy Fisher.

You heard there the FT's Gideon Rackman talking about the political repercussions of the

attack by her mass on Israel, more from him later.

Also coming up, we'll reflect on Labour's tightly managed conference in Liverpool.

And to discuss that, I'm joined in the studio by my FT colleague Jim Picard, hi, Jim.

Hi.

And FT columnist Stephen Bush, hi, Stephen.

Hi, Lucy.

So we've resurfaced in London, guys, after two northern cities and two four-day conferences

spent in sweaty rooms with party apparatchics.

Jim, you did your best Brian ferry impression at the end of Labour, didn't you?

There's a little cover of David Barry there in front of 600 people, a bit of life band.

And with a shadow cabinet minister, I believe, let it never be said the lobby is not cosy

with the opposition as well as the government.

So Stephen, at the end of all this, where has the conference left us?

Should we start by talking about Keir Starmer, felt to me, you know, his speech really was

a big moment for him in convincing his party that he can do it for the election when the

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