This summer, in response to local wildfires, the current rules on support meant that GM was forced to bid against Wales to get air support. That system is wrong. My colleague Mark Roberts spoke on the impact this has on Stockport residents, as the Lib Dems' announced new policy to change this.

I told BBC Politics NW this week that Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) has been a mess. We need to have more power shared out from Westminster. Instead, we're seeing planning powers being taken away in a patchwork mess of devolution that won't work for everyone. It's not good enough.

When I was a councillor, I drove forward improvements to enable proper challenge to the Mayor's decisions. With the Government rolling out more mayoralities, we need to make sure they aren't being given the keys to the car without someone checking they are driving safely.

I was at Conference with the excellent Mark Roberts, and one of the issue we were tackling was the way the UK tackles wildfires. Climate change is putting is at ever more threat, and we should not be being forced to bid against other areas for emergency support. Let's fix our wildfire response.

I was on BBC Politics NW this weekend, talking about the Government's terrible handing of local government elections. Our country is the most centralized in the world, and too much power sits at Westminster. That has to change. Local communities have so much to offer. We need to empower them.

I spoke to Calum MacDonald on Times Radio about how we're setting out an economic vision for the country.

Lib Dem Conference is vital, and different. It's the only party conference which is about setting policy, letting every member have the opportunity to set the goals for our party, and to set a vision for our country.

I spent time talking to some of the exhibitors in tha conference hall yesterday, particularly ones where residents have reached out to me and asked me to speak to them. It's a privilege to represent the people in the constituency, and that means learning and listening to the things that concern you.

There are several variations. They move around. Right now there is a film crew and a set of couches for four guests on the path beside the beach.

So that we can film somewhere quiet, and you can see the Brighton background behind me. I’m not the tallest, so otherwise you’d just see a wall and a bit of sky.

I led the debate in the conference hall on candidate safety. I want everyone who wants to go into public service to have the confidence that they will face fair challenge, but not unfair abuse. That’s how we get the best people making the best decisions for our country.

I’m on top of the world, ma! On the roof of the Conference centre at Brighton for the morning press. It feels very high up.

Matthew Wright on LBC asked me about coalitions – whether that's the Conservatives and Reform or other parties. It's vital that politicians are grown up about working together on key issues. That's why we'll work constructively and push for the priorities that we feel will help our country the most.

I spoke to Matthew Wright on LBC this morning. Clearly, £72 million could be a way for Nigel Farage to get to Number 10, but so could Kemi Badenoch opening the door for him. It's our job to stop that coalition creating a Government that would terrify so many people.