Sunday 4.30. Conference is split into three groups. The first are still attending the main event in the Hall listening to contributions from, among others, the Home Secretary and Jim Purnell. The second are enjoying the early autumn sunshine on the steps and coffee houses circling the main hall. The final group are those nervously waiting for the Ryder Cup singles to start- including most of the Press.
Politically things are warming up. Early morning Marr and Boulton saw both Brown and Harman on good form. By lunchtime Prescott and Charles Clarke were going toe to toe on the BBC; a big points win for John. He then moved on to launch GO4 the Campaign for a 4th Term with Dick Caborn and Alastair Campbell- planting stickers on delegates and planning a regional tour. Soon be dusting down the Prescott Bus- the members love it and I’m signed up.
A Cabinet Minister describes Hank Poulson as a ‘comrade in struggle’; another knew him as a ‘long term sleeper’.
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