Cameron makes tax pledge in conference speech
David Cameron pledged to raise the threshold for the 40p income tax rate from £41,900 to £50,000 over the course of the next parliament.
Ed Balls: Tory 'Strivers' tax' will hit 3 million workers
Ed Balls claims the tax measures unveiled by David Cameron at the Tory conference amount to a 'Strivers' tax' that will hit 3 million working people.
Writing on his blog, the Shadow Chancellor singled out cuts to tax credits, saying: "It’s a Strivers' Tax which will cost a one earner family with two children on £25,000 a year almost £500."
He implied the policy would cost the Tories at next year's election, as 260,000 families hit by tax credit cuts live in the 50 most vulnerable Conservative seats.
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Your questions about the PM's conference speech answered
Our Political Editor Tom Bradby has been tackling readers' questions about David Cameron's conference speech.
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A fired up David Cameron gives his best speech yet
I think it is fair to say that was the best speech I have seen David Cameron give in the decade I have been reporting on him.
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Mum snaps four selfies with Prime Minister at conference
A mum from Acocks Green has taken advantage of the Conservative Party Conference by using it to take four selfies with the Prime Minister.