The UK Labour Party conference is under way in Liverpool this morning.

It comes as the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces increasing pressure over his leadership of the party as Reform UK leads opinion polls.

Ahead of this year’s conference, Mr Starmer announced plans to introduce mandatory ID cards, insisting that it will help reduce irregular migration to the UK.

However, the policy has been strongly criticised by opposition parties.

At a fringe event later this evening, the Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will also criticise the proposal.

Ms McDonald is expected to tell attendees that the policy is “misguided, unacceptable and clearly ludicrous”.

The Sinn Féin leader will also call on both the British and Irish Governments to prepare for a border poll in Ireland by the end of the decade.

“People must be consulted, and the two Governments must now set out proposals for delivering legal, fair and decisive referenda and a negotiated timeframe by the end of the decade”, Ms McDonald is expected to say.

The British government has already stated that this is not a priority.

There is a strong Irish element to the Labour conference in Liverpool today.

Labour MPs will gather to call on the UK government to adopt a bill known as “Philomena’s law”, named after the mother and baby home survivor Philomena Lee.

The bill will ensure that survivors of mother and baby homes, who live in the UK, can access compensation without their benefits being affected.

Traitor’s star Siobhán McSweeney, who has publicly backed the bill, is expected to address the event.

However, the overall focus of this year’s conference will be on Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s efforts to reassert his authority and mandate within a party that is growing increasingly sceptical over his leadership.

Gardaí say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of two bodies in Finglas in Dublin last night.

Emergency Services and gardaí were called to a house in the Heathfield estate in Finglas, a housing estate at the back of Cappagh Hospital.

The bodies of an adult man and a young girl were found in the house at around 8pm last night.

They believe they are a parent and a child who may be as young as six years old.

The scene has been preserved, the coroner has been notified, a State Pathologist has been called in and the Garda Technical Bureau has been alerted to carry out a forensic examination.

At this stage, gardaí are keeping an open mind in the case but there does not appear to be any sign of a break in or indication of any third party involvement.

However, they are stressing it is a very early stage in the investigation.

Gardaí are also to establish an incident room under a senior investigating officer and appoint a family liaison officer.

Gardaí (Irish police) are investigating after the bodies of a girl and a man were found at a house in Dublin on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to Finglas in Cappagh shortly before 20:00 local time.

The bodies remain at the scene and the location has been preserved for forensic examination.

The coroner has been notified and the services of the Office of the State Pathologist have been requested.