Thursday, 04, Dec 2008 02:50
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) held its 2006 annual conference in Brighton from September 11th to 14th with debates covering pensions and welfare, public services, the NHS and more.
Labour is considering introducing community hustings for its parliamentary candidates to help promote the party's views to a wider range of voters.
Gordon Brown last night backed Tony Blair's programme of public service reform, and made clear he would not stop if he became prime minister.
Union leaders have universally condemned Tony Blair's speech to the TUC in Brighton today, seeing it only as the final words of a defeated prime minister.
Tony Blair was heckled, booed and faced a walk-out from union members as he faced the TUC this afternoon for the last time as prime minister.