LABOUR CONFERENCE: Joan Burton dismisses alternatives as a coalition of chaos

Tánaiste Joan Burton put childcare at the heart of Labour’s re-election platform as she rallied the party for a tough general election battle.

Dismissing an alternative Sinn Féin-led administration as a “coalition of chaos”, a defiant Ms Burton said Labour had nothing to apologise for — and much to be proud of — after four years in power.

Portraying herself as a survivor of bullying by some elements of the anti-austerity campaign, Ms Burton said that Labour women could not be intimidated.