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1. 11. Boris: Invest in London to help Manchester

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 October 2009 BORIS Johnson risked inflaming a north-south row when he claimed: if you want to boost the Manchester economy, invest in London.  The mayor of London made the comments during a keynote speech on the opening day of the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

2. 12. Ex-minister's prison drugs revelation

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 October 2009 DISGRACED former Tory cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken told a conference fringe meeting that drugs were so widely available while he was in jail, 'it was like a strange Moroccan souk'.

3. 13. 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.

4. 14. Channel M Tory debate

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 October 2009 CHANNEL M is broadcasting a live debate on the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Panellists include Susan Williams, John Leech  and Andrew Russell, a senior lecturer in politics at Manchester University.

5. 15. Champagne row Tory admits being 'foolish'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 October 2009 A TORY party member arrested over claims he failed to pay for a £150 bottle of champagne has admitted behaving 'rather foolishly'. It was revealed in yesterday's M.E.N. that Philip Whittington, 27, from London, was banned from the conference after he was held on suspicion of theft.

6. 16. Pledge to build a flagship technical school

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 October 2009 THE CONSERVATIVES will pledge to build a flagship 'technical school' in Greater Manchester as part of plans to boost vocational education. The school would be open to 14-19 year olds and focus on young apprenticeships, BTECs and other 'study-to-work' qualifications.

7. 17. 'Give heads more power to transform failing schools'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 October 2009 TORY education spokesman Michael Gove accused local authorities and trade unions of 'conspiring' to protect failing schools. Speaking at a fringe meeting on education at Manchester Town Hall, the shadow education minister called for headteachers to be given more powers to transform their schools.

8. 18. 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.

9. 19. 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. 20. 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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