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1. 1. Minister accuses Tories of 'secret plans' on council rents

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 September 2009 A GOVERNMENT minister has accused the Conservatives of drawing up 'secret plans' to hike rents for people in social housing. John Healey, the housing minister, told the party conference in Brighton he had obtained minutes of a meeting.

2. 2. 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.

3. 3. Ainsworth slams war critics

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 October 2009 THE Government cannot 'put a time limit' on the war in Afghanistan, the defence secretary said. Bob Ainsworth said he hoped to see 'significant' progress in training local forces to take responsibility for security within a year.

4. 4. Osborne plans public sector pay freeze

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 October 2009 ALL public sector workers on salaries of more than £18,000 would see their pay frozen under Conservative plans to slash £7bn of government spending every year, while ministers' pay would be cut by five per cent. The moves were announced by shadow chancellor George Osborne at the Conservative conference in Manchester today.

5. 5. Cameron seeks safe path to No 10

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 October 2009 THERE was a point in David Cameron's speech when a cloud of doubt began to form: isn't this just a touch dull? It was only later that enlightenment streamed through. Of course it was a bit dull. That was the point.

6. 6. Darling 'confident' of election victory

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 28 September 2009 ALISTAIR Darling has said he is 'confident' Labour can win the next election. The chancellor was speaking just a day after he was reported as saying his party had 'lost the will to live' in the face of rock-bottom poll ratings.

7. 7. Cameron: 'London benefits from a strong Manchester'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 October 2009 DAVID Cameron has pledged that Manchester would not miss out to London under a Conservative government. The Tory leader was speaking to the Manchester Evening News after Boris Johnson stunned the party conference by claiming: "If you want to stimulate the Manchester economy, invest in London."

8. 8. Hospital car parking charges to be phased out

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 September 2009 HOSPITAL car parking charges for inpatients and their families will be phased out 'within three years' under Labour, Andy Burnham pledged .The health secretary said it was 'not right' that people did not get visitors simply because they could not afford to pay the fees.

9. 9. 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. 10. 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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