Labour Hosts Show of Unity but Nobody Is Watching ; Labour Conference

Evening Standard - London › September 26, 2005

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THE ANNUAL barnstorming speech by John Prescott is one of the highlights of Labour's conference.

Yesterday, Mr Prescott was bashing both the Tories and the English language in the traditional crowd-pleasing manner. The only problems: there wasn't that much of a crowd, and they didn't seem all that pleased.

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Labour Hosts Show of Unity but Nobody Is Watching ; Labour Conference

Party staff directed people from the balconies on to the floor of the hall to make it look busier. Even so, there was plenty of space. The west spectators' balcony was almost empty. And on the main balcony, where about 50 people were scattered in the centre section, officials pu...

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