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1. 1. 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."

2. 2. Tony Blair's conference speech

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 September 2006 PRIME Minister Tony Blair today launched his farewell speech to Labour's conference with a dig at Chancellor Gordon Brown. He told cheering delegates in Manchester, after thanking wife Cherie for her support over the years: "I mean, I don't have to worry about her running off with the bloke next door."

3. 3. Hacks hacked off by conference queue

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 TONY Blair's last Labour Party conference as Prime Minister was marred at the start by chaos as hundreds of journalists and delegates queued for up to three hours waiting to get their official passes to the Manchester city centre gathering.

4. 4. Cherie and Tony 'love conference'

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 24 September 2006 CHERIE Blair said today she "loved" party conference and her husband's last as Labour leader would be no exception. But the Prime Minister's wife refused to say whether they would be back next year.

5. 5. Pensions protest outside conference

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 September 2006 HUNDREDS of workers who lost all or part of their pensions when their firms went bust have staged a demonstration outside the Labour Party conference in Manchester to demand help from the Government.

6. 6. Army death campaign at conference

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 A HEYWOOD mother has brought her campaign for a full investigation into the death of her army son 15 years ago to a fringe meeting at this week's Labour Conference.

7. 7. Saddleworth campaign goes to conference

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 September 2006 CAMPAIGNERS wanting to end Oldham Council's 32-year control of Saddleworth have taken their fight to the Labour Party conference.

8. 8. Ministers call for Trident debate

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 24 September 2006 LABOUR was accused of "gagging" critics of Britain's nuclear deterrent tonight as three senior ministers joined calls for a debate on replacing Trident. The party's annual conference in Manchester opened with a bitter row over the decision to rule out bids by several local parties to force the issue onto the agenda.

9. 9. Blears calls for unity

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 24 September 2006 THE LABOUR conference in Manchester began today with a call for unity from party chairman Hazel Blears. The Salford MP was speaking during the opening session at the GMEX this afternoon.

10. 10. 40 Labour MPs demand Trident debate

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 DOZENS of Labour MPs have signed an open letter to the party chairman calling for a debate at the annual conference on the future of the Trident nuclear weapons system, it was revealed today.

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