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1. 1. Ring of steel to protect conference site

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 October 2009 A RING of steel will protect up to 12,000 delegates heading to Manchester for the Conservative party conference.  Tory leader David Cameron and colleagues will be guarded by 1,400 police officers - some of them armed.

2. 2. Conference security won't affect city

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 September 2008 THE streets of Manchester will still be safely policed despite about 1,100 officers being involved in one of Britain's largest security operations for the Labour Party conference, bosses have pledged.

3. 3. Gordon Brown addresses Labour conference

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 September 2009 BRITAIN will be presented with its "biggest choice for a generation" at next year's general election, Gordon Brown said in his last conference speech before the poll expected in the spring.

4. 4. Tony Benn's conference plea

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 21 September 2008 IN a fraught bid to speak at this week's conference, Labour stalwart Tony Benn turned to the M.E.N. for help.

5. 5. £18m conference windfall

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 September 2008 HOTELS, restaurants and bars are expected to benefit from an £18m windfall from the Labour party conference beginning on Saturday, which will see 17,000 delegates flock to Manchester as the city becomes the political focus of the country next week.

6. 6. Conference interactive 2008

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 September 2008 The Labour Party is returning to Manchester for its annual conference - and you can keep to date with our Twitter stream, blogs and audio clips here.

7. 7. PM opens Labour conference

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 20 September 2008 PRIME minister Gordon Brown opened Labour's party conference in Manchester by pledging to do "whatever it takes" to keep the British economy and jobs on track. Click here for all the latest conference news.

8. 8. Brown arrives for conference

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 September 2008 PRIME Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Manchester in upbeat mood ahead of the Labour party conference in the city.

9. 9. MP's conference welcome

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 September 2008 Manchester Central MP Tony Lloyd extends a personal welcome to the city for delegates arriving at the 2008 Labour party conference.

10. 10. Prescott says 'Sorry' to conference

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 September 2006 JOHN Prescott has apologised to the Labour party for having an affair with his secretary - and confirmed he will stand down as deputy prime minister within a year. Mr Prescott, delivering his traditional closing speech at the conference in Manchester, said he wanted to "say sorry". "I know in the last year I let myself down, I let you down," he said. "So conference, I apologise."

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