Labour Party members and politicians are attending the annual conference in Liverpool, where over 11,000 delegates will gather for five days. The event takes place amid global financial turmoil, with Labour leader Ed Miliband expected to emphasize the party's focus on ordinary people and the "squeezed middle". Miliband has criticized Prime Minister David Cameron for lecturing eurozone leaders without offering a credible growth plan. Delegates will vote on proposals to change the way the party leader is elected, including allowing non-party members who support Labour's principles to gain "supporter" status and have a vote, as well as ending multiple votes per person.

David Cameron, Nick Clegg, and Ed Miliband have published details of their meetings with media figures over the past year. These individuals include editors, executives, and owners from various newspapers and broadcasting companies, such as Rupert Murdoch, Paul Dacre, Lord Burns, Deborah Turness, Rebekah Brooks, James Harding, Geordie Greig, Aidan Barclay, Tony Gallagher, Dominic Mohan, Colin Myler, Murdoch Maclennan, John Mulholland, Ian MacGregor, Peter Wright, Sly Bailey, John Witherow, and others.

Labour leader Ed Miliband accused Prime Minister David Cameron of still facing "unanswered questions" over phone hacking, citing the resignation of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson. Miliband questioned whether Cameron had discussed News Corporation's BSkyB bid with the Murdochs or Rebekah Brooks at social gatherings.

Milly Dowler’s family, including her parents Bob and Sally, and sister Gemma, met with Labour leader Ed Miliband to urge him to push for an in-depth investigation into phone hacking. They want politicians to be "fearless" and willing to have their own "dirty linen washed in public" to uncover the truth about press intrusion and its relationship with politicians. The family's solicitor, Mark Lewis, emphasized that it is time for politicians to stand up to the press and go through a similar experience to find out the truth about phone hacking.