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1. 31. Harman: The fight back begins

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 September 2008 DEPUTY Labour leader Harriet Harman closed the conference in Manchester claiming: 'The fightback has begun.' Click here for all the latest from the Labour Party Conference.

2. 32. City centre flats could provide social housing

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 21 September 2008 HOUSING Minister Caroline Flint said empty apartments and flats across Greater Manchester could be bought up from property developers.

3. 33. Prescott turns on 'bitterites'

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 21 September 2008 JOHN Prescott and Alistair Campbell took an impromptu turn on the conference steps campaigning for a fourth term for Labour.

4. 34. Harman pushes fairness agenda

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 21 September 2008 THE economic downturn must not be used as an excuse to stop the push for equality in the workplace, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman said today.

5. 35. 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.

6. 36. Cameron promises 'responsible society'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 October 2009 DAVID Cameron promised to create 'the responsible society' by rolling back the culture of big government bureaucracy installed during Labour's 12 years in power. In his final conference speech before the general election, the Conservative leader said he had the character, temperament and judgment to be Prime Minister.

7. 37. Cameron: I am ready to be tested

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 October 2009 DAVID Cameron was today declaring himself ready to govern as he laid out his vision of a better Britain. The Conservative leader will pledge to 'tear down Labour's big government bureaucracy' and admit public spending cuts would be painful.

8. 38. Strike threat over Tory pay freeze plan

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 October 2009 UNION leaders have warned there could be strike action if Tory plans to introduce a pay freeze on public sector workers go ahead. Shadow chancellor George Osborne, MP for Tatton, told the party conference in Manchester that all those on salaries of more than £18,000 would be affected.

9. 39. Darling set sights on bank bonuses

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 28 September 2009 ALISTAIR Darling was today calling for bankers' bonuses to be curbed as Labour took the fight to the Conservatives. The chancellor was due to tell delegates that he intended to bring forward laws to link top financiers' pay to their performance.

10. 40. Brown vows action on 'Shameless' culture

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 September 2009 GORDON Brown put a huge crackdown on booze-fuelled yob culture at the heart of his make-or-break speech. The prime minister was announcing plans to force courts to consider slapping anyone convicted of a crime while under the influence of alcohol with a so-called 'drink Asbo'.

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