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Last Updated: Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 16:10 GMT

Tony Blair It's hard to let go, Tony Blair admits
Tony Blair says it is hard to let go as PM as he delivers an emotional farewell speech to Labour's conference.

David Cameron NHS safe with me, says Cameron
The NHS is David Cameron's top priority as he ends the Conservative conference in Bournemouth.

Sir Menzies Campbell delivers his speech Sir Menzies is aiming for power
Sir Menzies Campbell uses his first conference speech as leader to say the Lib Dems can aim for government.


MORE FROM CONFERENCES

Boris in row over Jamie remarks
Boris Johnson denies criticising Jamie Oliver's school dinners campaign as he finds himself in a fresh media storm.

Cherie denies Brown 'liar' attack
Cherie Blair denies accusing Gordon Brown of lying when he paid tribute to Tony Blair in his speech.

Kennedy rebuffs handshake
Sir Menzies Campbell confirms Charles Kennedy refused to do a public hand shake after his conference speech.


AT-A-GLANCE

Labour conference at-a-glance
The key quotes, the big stories, the best pictures from this year's Labour conference.

Lib Dem conference at-a-glance
The key quotes, the big stories, the best pictures from this year's Lib Dem conference.


MORE FROM LABOUR

Confront extremist bullies - Reid
Extremist Muslim "bullies" must be confronted, says John Reid in a speech being seen as a Labour leadership pitch.

Prescott tells Labour: I'm sorry
John Prescott apologises for letting Labour down over the past year as he says he will stand down as deputy leader.

Mandelson admits Labour 'fissure'
Gordon Brown has never reconciled himself to Tony Blair leading Labour instead of him, says Peter Mandelson.

Cruddas doubts Labour progress
Deputy leadership challenger Jon Cruddas says things have not got better under Labour for his constituents.


MORE FROM LIB DEMS

Kennedy given ovation on return
Charles Kennedy wins a standing ovation from Lib Dem activists in his first big speech since quitting as party leader.

Sir Menzies wins crunch tax vote
Leader Sir Menzies Campbell survives a test of authority by winning a vote on tax plans at the Lib Dem conference.

Clegg: Liberalism works on crime
Disputes about what is tough or soft must stop dominating debate over law and order, says Lib Dem Nick Clegg.


MORE FROM CONSERVATIVES

Osborne dismisses tax cut calls
Shadow chancellor George Osborne says he is ready to take on Tories who are demanding tax cuts.

Number of anti-EU Tories 'rising'
The number of Tory MPs who want to withdraw from the EU is growing, claims senior Euro-sceptic MP Philip Davies.

Davis vows to control immigration
The Conservatives will bring immigration back under control, David Davis promises the party's conference.

Maude sorry for 'nightmare' waits
Conservative chairman Francis Maude apologises to people who had to wait hours to get into the party conference.


SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY

'Prepare for power' says Salmond
The Scottish National Party opens its conference with a claim that it is on the verge of taking power.

SNP pledges green power plan
The SNP pledges a four-fold funding increase for small-scale renewable energy projects.

The UK military death toll in Iraq
A detailed breakdown of UK military casualties in Iraq since March 2003, with comparisons to other casualty figures.

Salmond sets out 'winning vision'
SNP leader Alex Salmond tells conference delegates that his party is "alive, kicking and winning".


YOUR VIEWS

Party conferences youth panel
Our panel of young people give their opinions on the three main party conferences.


PLAID CYMRU CONFERENCE

Inspire people, says Plaid leader
Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones urges his party to fight the assembly election with radical and positive politics.

UKIP 'voice of British majority'
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage says the party occupies the "centre-ground of British public opinion".


UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY

Analysis: The single issue tag
New leader Nigel Farage sets out to prove UKIP isn't just a protest group, reports the BBC's Robin Chrystal from the party's conference.


RESPECT COALITION

Respect holds Islamophobia rally
George Galloway's anti-war Respect coalition is to stage a rally at its conference on the effects of Islamophobia.


GREEN PARTY CONFERENCE

Greens warn of 'species threat'
Humans could cease to be the "dominant species", the Green Party conference hears.



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