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article 08 October 2012 UK
Ed Balls and George Osborne (Reuters)
Osborne vs Balls: inside the conference speeches

The chancellor and the shadow chancellor have now made their conference speeches. What do they tell us about their different views of the current economic crisis?

article 04 October 2012 UK
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by Meabh Ritchie Behind the scenes at the Labour Party conference

Far from "one nation" speeches and NHS debates, what is life like behind the scenes at Labour's annual jamboree? Channel 4 News gets the inside scoop from those manning the decks.

article 03 October 2012 Politics
Miliband: We cant promise there won't be hospital closures
Miliband: No promises on hospital closures

Exclusive: Ed Miliband tells Channel 4 News there will be difficult times ahead for public sector workers under a Labour government and he cannot guarantee there will not be cuts to the NHS.

article 03 October 2012 Politics
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by Meabh Ritchie Inside the Labour Party: three key questions

Are Labour members convinced that their party could win  and how do they rate their leader? Channel 4 News puts three key questions to delegates at the Labour Party conference.

article 03 October 2012 Politics
The actor Ricky Tomlinson will seek Labour's support today to overturn 40-year-old convictions against 24 flying pickets in the first ever national building workers' strike (Getty)
Tomlinson seeks 'justice' for Shrewsbury 24

The actor Ricky Tomlinson will seek Labour's support today to overturn 40-year-old convictions against 24 flying pickets in the first ever national building workers' strike.

article 02 October 2012 Politics
Ed Miliband (reuters)
by Felicity Spector All geek to me: will the real Ed Miliband stand up?

The Labour leader has a problem. His party might be ahead of the Tories in the polls, but he's lagging far behind David Cameron in the popularity stakes. Time for the image consultants?

post 02 October 2012
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog Ed Miliband - the unscripted version

Ed Miliband's speech could help people to understand who he is and where he is coming from: free flowing, without notes - and a "one nation" theme to sling a raft of policy ideas around.

article 02 October 2012 Politics
Labour leader Ed Miliband invokes the spirit of wartime Britain to argue that  political leaders have a responsibility to ensure that
by David Weisbloom Miliband: only 'one nation' politics can revive Britain

Labour leader Ed Miliband invokes the spirit of wartime Britain to argue that political leaders have a responsibility to ensure that "we leave our country a better place than we found it".

article 02 October 2012 Politics
From New Labour to Blue Labour and everything in between - Channel 4 News investigates where Labour's policy ideas come from and what Labour supporters think is needed for the future.
by Meabh Ritchie New Labour ideas - but can they win the election?

From new Labour to blue Labour and everything in between - Channel 4 News investigates where Labour's policy ideas come from and what Labour supporters think is needed for the future.