Independent Live at the party conferences

Friday 01 October 2010 00:00 BST

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This year, Steve Richards and Independent Live have been putting on events on the fringe of the party conferences, supported by John Lewis Partnership. Stream the podcasts below or download them from this page or iTunes to listen to at your leisure.

Conservative conference

In this exclusive podcast Oliver Letwin MP, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, talks to Steve Richards at the Conservative Party conference fringe in Birmingham and takes questions from the audience.

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Liberal Democrat conference

From the Liberal Democrat Conference in Liverpool, Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, talks to The Independent's Steve Richards.

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