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Analysis: Brown and the TUC

The BBC's James Hardy reflects on a difficult week for Gordon Brown's relations with the unions.

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Green shoots of growth for party

BBC political correspondent Gary O'Donoghue previews the Green Party's annual conference, in Liverpool.

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UKIP prepares for battle over EU

The BBC's Sean Curran takes a look behind the scenes at UKIP's conference in east London.

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Plaid 'must shape Wales' future'

Plaid Cymru's leader tells his party it has to 'rise to the challenge of nation building within government'.

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Kennedy's rallying cry on poverty

Charles Kennedy addresses his party's conference, calling for an "all out assault on poverty" at the next general election.

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Send poor pupils to Eton - Cable

The government should pay for children from poor backgrounds to go to public schools, says Vince Cable.

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Surveillance 'threat to UK' - Clegg

The UK may become a "society ruled by the technology and the politics of fear", Lib Dems warn.

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Lib Dems demand plastic bag tax

Lib Dem activists urge the leadership to consider introducing a "plastic bag tax".

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Sir Menzies 'relaxed' over rivals

Sir Menzies Campbell says he is "totally relaxed" about the apparent battle to be his successor as Lib Dem leader.

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I would stand for leader - Clegg

Home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg says he would "probably" stand for the Lib Dem leadership in the future.

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Johnson is Tory mayor candidate

Boris Johnson wins the race to be the Conservative Party candidate in next year's London mayoral election.

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Gove hails 'citizen service' plan

A citizen's service for 16-year-olds would help "recapture what national service did", says Michael Gove.

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Tories pledge energy 'revolution'

The Tories promise "a revolution" in the way energy is produced and supplied, with incentives to help people and firms to "go green".

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Tories 'party of NHS' - Lansley

The Tories say they are the party of the NHS as they unveil plans to boost cancer survival rates.

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Tories would cut inheritance tax

The inheritance tax threshold would rise to £1m under the Tories, shadow chancellor George Osborne says.

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Conservatives to axe home packs

The Tories say they would scrap home information packs, end "garden grabbing" and cut stamp duty if elected.

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'Self-defence' law to be reviewed

Jack Straw, a "have-a-go hero" four times, says he wants to clarify "that the law is on the side of the citizen".

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'Mistakes' made over 7/7 reaction

Home Office Minister Tony McNulty says the government made mistakes in its reaction to the 7 July bombings.

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Labour 'recruits election staff'

Labour has begun recruiting people who could take key roles in an election campaign, the BBC understands.

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Labour finances 'election ready'

Labour treasurer Jack Dromey says the party is "gearing up" for and getting ready to fight a General Election.

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Eyes on PM over 'snap election'

Speculation grows over a possible autumn election, amid suggestions Gordon Brown will decide this weekend.

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Tories still nasty, says Harman

The Conservatives are still "the nasty party", Harriet Harman claims as she rounds off Labour's annual conference.

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At-a-glance: Lib Dem conference

The key quotes, the big stories and the best pictures from the 2007 Liberal Democrat party conference.

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At-a-glance: Labour conference

The key quotes, the big stories and the best pictures from the 2007 Labour party conference.

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We must learn lessons - Miliband

David Miliband tells the Labour conference it must learn from the foreign policy "scars" of the Blair years.

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Tory anger at Brown's Iraq visit

Gordon Brown is accused of "cynical pre-election politics" by the Conservatives over his visit to troops in Iraq.

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Cameron seeking Whitehall talks

David Cameron asks Gordon Brown for meetings with civil servants to prepare for any incoming Tory government.

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I'm not too old, says Sir Menzies

Sir Menzies Campbell hits back at critics who say he is too old, in his keynote speech to the Lib Dem conference.

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I won't let you down, says Brown

Gordon Brown says he will "not let the British people down" in his keynote speech to the Labour conferences.

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Let the people decide - Cameron

David Cameron rallies the Tories, challenging Gordon Brown to call a snap election and "let the people decide".

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