John Healey's speech comes ahead of next month's Budget, as he faces pressure to bring down government borrowing costs.

Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be "very substantial".

More than 250 protesters sat outside Labour's party conference in Liverpool to support the banned group.

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