Labour Party conference: Overview

ENGLAND: Sussex: Brighton: INT Home Secretary David Blunkett MP speaking at podium in Labour Party Conference (not heard) with 'A better life for all' backdrop CMS 'A better life for working families' sign Prime Minister Tony Blair MP sitting next Health Secretary John Reid MP with conference audience in f/g Conference delegates CCTV screen showing Blair & Blunkett with police officer Police woman watching CCTV monitor CMS Blair listening to police officer Blair & Blunkett chatting to policeman TGV Conference stage as Blunkett speaking at podium David Blunkett MP (Home Secretary) speech SOT - We are able to announce today an initial 50 million pounds, starting now not next year, to recruit an additional 2000 community support officers, all of whom will be in place by end of march Delegates applauding Education Secretary Charles Clarke MP at podium Charles Clarke MP (Education Secretary) speech SOT - We will create across the country a seamless system of high quality, flexible and affordable child care for under fives John Reid MP (Health Secretary) speech SOT - Muslim women, working class men, single parents, young children - they all need just as much as more affluent working people of today, they all need services that fit around their lives EXT i/c INT Andrew Cooper (Populus) interviewed SOT - Voters think Labour is party for middle classes and for business EXT Crowd of protesters demonstrating outside conference venue (2 SHOTS) 'Blair lied thousands died' protest sign Female protesters chanting SOT Police officers PAN TILT UP conference venue Neil Gerrard MP (Labour: Walthamstow) interviewed SOT - Discusses delegate withdrawing motion in Iraq debate - it's not in Jack Straw's nature to bully people, but to be persuasive EXT Labour official away into lift TRACK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw MP in lift with others as doors closing EXT Straw towards TRACK ...