Still a mountain to climb. And that's the view of Jeremy Corbyn

There were - in the end - more Labour MPs in the hall than many had expected.

A lot of them had left, but the presence of those like Chuka Umunna, Jamie Reed and Luciana Berger showed us all who wears the trousers in this party now: Jeremy Corbyn.

Even one of the leader's fiercest critics, John Woodcock from Barrow-In-Furness, posted a tweet after the speech, which you could even describe as positive:

It is proof that Jeremy Corbyn has strengthened his grip on the Labour Party and his critics will have to come to terms with that - whether they like it or not.

And after telling them all to "end the trench warfare", which got a huge cheer in the hall, Mr Corbyn said Labour is planning for a general election in 2017 (even though the prime minister has ruled this out several times).

So what did we learn about Jeremy Corbyn's new direction and how will he, as he put it "win over the unconvinced to our vision".

Jeremy Corbyn is seen on the screen on the final day of the annual Laboue conference. Credit: PA Wire

He promised "Socialism for the 21st Century": permission for local authorities to borrow against their housing stock to build new council houses; a new "National Education Service", which will be paid for by higher taxes on businesses; higher infrastructure spending; a doubling of spending on research and development; and a promise to review the taxes of the growing number of self-employed workers.

He did seem to find at least one olive branch for his critics when he described anti-Semitism as "evil", and dismissed misogynistic abuse online as "utterly unacceptable".

There was appreciation for the Labour MPs who have filled the vacant post in the Shadow Cabinet since the mass resignations in the summer - but no mention of when or how he intends to encourage other MPs back onto his frontbench.

Jeremy Corbyn's speech was well received by attendees of the conference. Credit: PA Wire

On migration, Mr Corbyn explained why many communities need a Migrant Impact Fund to alleviate the effect of excessive migration.

But he did not call for fewer migrants - which was thought to be the top priority for many Labour supporters who voted Brexit in the EU referendum.

Above all, Labour needs to start reaching out. Not simply to critical MPs, but to voters who haves topped listening to Labour.

Mr Corbyn needs the support of people who voted Conservative and UKIP in 2015, even he wants the keys to Downing Street.

And as he himself acknowledged, on that front, Labour still has a "mountain to climb".