Blog: Party conference season gets underway in Bournemouth

Lib Dem leader Tim Farron poses for a photo with his wife Rosemary in front of Bournemouth Pier ahead of the party's annual conference Credit: PA

The Liberal Democrats matter more than in a "generation", leader Tim Farron has insisted as he arrived at the party's conference to launch a post-election fightback.

Our ITV News Central's Political Correspondent Alison Mackenzie gives us the low-down of her thoughts as party conference season gets underway.