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1. 1. Prescott looks to the future

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 September 2006 JOHN PRESCOTT closed the Labour Conference in Manchester with a call to "look to the future" after backing Gordon Brown as the next party leader. The Deputy Prime Minister continued the theme set by Tony Blair and the Chancellor as he urged delegates to press ahead with reforms and not forget the "threat" posed by the Conservatives.

2. 2. Strategy for migration outlined

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 September 2006 HOME Office Minister Liam Byrne has set out a five point strategy to make sure migration in the UK was implemented through a controlled and manageable system.

3. 3. Bill Clinton's speech

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 September 2006 SPEAKING at at Labour's conference, Bill Clinton said it was "no accident" that Britain had led the fight against climate change and tackled unemployment under Mr Blair's party. And he applauded his likely successor as Prime Minister, Chancellor Gordon Brown, for his "brilliant economic leadership".

4. 4. Minister listens to young women's concerns

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 September 2006 FIONA Price is a mother of a five-month-old baby even though she is only 16-years-old. Today she talked about her anxieties with Minister for Children, Young People and Families, Beverley Hughes.

5. 5. 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."

6. 6. 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.

7. 7. Brown sticks to reform agenda

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 GORDON Brown today laid claim to the Labour leadership - and the keys to No 10 - in a speech promising renewal for his party and the country. But he insisted there would be no retreat from Tony Blair's reform agenda, as he addressed delegates at Labour's Manchester conference.

8. 8. Brown apologises to Blair

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 GORDON BROWN has apologised for crossing swords with Tony Blair and harming Labour's programme of reform. In his keynote speech at Labour's Manchester conference, the Chancellor praised his 23-year-old "partnership" with Mr Blair. But, as he stakes his claim to take over the reins, Mr Brown admitted the two men had not always seen eye-to-eye.

9. 9. U.S pollsters defeat warning

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 A LEADING US pollster today claimed voters believe Gordon Brown would lead Labour to defeat at the next General Election and that the Chancellor represents "old politics".

10. 10. Question Time: Education

    Manchester Evening News, Sunday 24 September 2006 TONY Blair's MEN Question Time: education

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