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1. 21. Labour feuding 'will hit Ulster hopes'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 LEADERSHIP battles within the British Government could have a detrimental effect on the Northern Ireland peace process, a fringe event at the Labour conference has warned.

2. 22. Brown set to stake his claim

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 GORDON Brown will today commit himself to the New Labour brand while staking his claim to the centre ground of British politics. In his final speech to the Labour Party conference before Tony Blair steps down, the Chancellor will set out his long-term vision for a Brown premiership. Making clear he intends no lurch to the left after Mr Blair has quit Downing Street, Mr Brown will appeal to the Prime Minister's supporters with an explicit endorsement of New Labour.

3. 23. Izzard lands a better part

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 September 2006 COMEDIAN Eddie Izzard has pulled out of the Labour Party conference after landing a new role in the hit American TV series, 24.

4. 24. Question Time: Regeneration

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 24 September 2006 ON regeneration, the Prime Minister was asked by MEN reader Paul Murphy, from Salford, whether the optimism and resilience of the people of Manchester, and the regeneration of the city in the wake of the IRA bomb ten years ago, confirmed Manchester as an important city on the world stage - and whether these same factors had led to the decision to host the Labour Party conference here.

5. 25. Deep challenges ahead - Blair

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 September 2006 TONY BLAIR will tell his divided party today that to win the next election they must show they can tackle suicide bombers and organised gangsters. In his swansong speech as leader, at the Manchester conference, he is to warn that the challenges Labour faced now, whoever succeeds him, are deeper and more severe than other elections.

6. 26. Cohesion to start in schools says MP

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 September 2006 SCHOOLS need to build links between Muslim and Jewish communities to stop a rise in Islamaphobic and anti-Semitic feelings. Speaking at a Labour Party Conference fringe meeting called to discuss the effects of the Middle Eastern conflict on British communities, Stephen Twig, of the Foreign Policy Centre and a former Enfield MP, said: éItés a big challenge but we need to start breaking barriers at schools and build better community cohesion.é

7. 27. Caption capers

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 September 2006 AFTER all the speeches, the emotional farewells, the barnstorming performances and the protests, the Labour Party Conference is finally over.

8. 28. Muslims told to be themselves

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 September 2006 MUSLIM groups are falling into the trap of apologising for their views for fear of being labelled extremists or terrorists, a fringe meeting of the Labour conference has been told.

9. 29. Pensioner's naked protest

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 September 2006 WORKERS who lost their pensions when firms went bust stripped off outside the Labour Party conference to highlight their "naked desperation".

10. 30. Main events for Monday

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 THIS is the main business at the Labour Party Conference for Monday, September 25.

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