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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

At-a-glance: Labour conference
The key quotes, the big stories and the best pictures from the 2007 Labour party conference.

At-a-glance: Lib Dem conference
The key quotes, the big stories and the best pictures from the 2007 Liberal Democrat party conference.

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

Eyes on PM over 'snap election'
Speculation grows over a possible autumn election, amid suggestions Gordon Brown will decide this weekend.

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

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

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

'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".

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

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

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

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".

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

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

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

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.

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

Surveillance 'threat to UK' - Clegg
The UK may become a "society ruled by the technology and the politics of fear", Lib Dems warn.

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

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.

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

UKIP prepares for battle over EU
The BBC's Sean Curran takes a look behind the scenes at UKIP's conference in east London.

Green shoots of growth for party
BBC political correspondent Gary O'Donoghue previews the Green Party's annual conference, in Liverpool.

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