CONFERENCE NEWS

'Join Lib Dems,' Kennedy tells Tories
Charles Kennedy winds up his party's annual conference with an appeal to disaffected Tories to join the Liberal Democrats.

CONFERENCE COVERAGE

Webcast archive
BBC News Online has been putting your e-mails live to the leading figures at the party conference.

FROM THE FRINGE

Why vote?
The way to save democracy from apathy and disillusionment, felt most keenly by the young, has been discovered by MP Lembit Opik.

WEDNESDAY

Lib Dem pension revolt fails
Rebels fail to commit the Lib Dems to restoring the link between pensions and earnings, instead voting for a minimum £5 increase.

TUESDAY

Trial by jury bill faces defeat
The government's bill to restrict the right to trial by jury could be doomed after the Lib Dems say their peers will vote against it.

MONDAY

Kennedy targets Tories
Two days into the Liberal Democrat conference and a clear theme is starting to emerge - target the Tories.

SUNDAY AND PREVIEWS

Kennedy leans to Labour
Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy makes clear Labour, not the Tories, are his preferred partners in any coalition government.

BBC NEWS ONLINE INTERVIEWS

Charles Kennedy: 'At ease with his party'
Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy looks forward to a united party conference - though he wishes he had as many votes as Big Brother.