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| Labour 'will win battle of ideas' | Labour 'will win battle of ideas' |
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| Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy has told the Welsh Labour conference the party will "win the battle of ideas" in the run-up to the next general election. | |
| Addressing the last day of the Swansea conference, he insisted the party "won't give up" fighting the recession. | |
| First Minister Rhodri Morgan has already told delegates Labour has used devolution to combat the slump. | First Minister Rhodri Morgan has already told delegates Labour has used devolution to combat the slump. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown told party members public investment should be maintained through the recession. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown told party members public investment should be maintained through the recession. |
| Mr Murphy told the conference in the city's Brangwyn Hall that in difficult economic times Labour values "are needed more than ever". | |
| The Welsh secretary also sought to boost the morale grass-roots members following the party's recent slump in UK opinion polls. | |
| The economy has been a central theme over the weekend. | The economy has been a central theme over the weekend. |
| 'Hand up' | 'Hand up' |
| First Minister Rhodri Morgan, in his last Welsh conference speech as Welsh Labour leader, praised the assembly government's effort through the recession and preparing the economy for an eventual return to growth. | First Minister Rhodri Morgan, in his last Welsh conference speech as Welsh Labour leader, praised the assembly government's effort through the recession and preparing the economy for an eventual return to growth. |
| He attacked what he said was the Tories' hidden agenda of cutting public services and the Plaid Cymru ambition for an independent Wales. | He attacked what he said was the Tories' hidden agenda of cutting public services and the Plaid Cymru ambition for an independent Wales. |
| But he warned "tough choices" lay ahead because of the perilous state of the public finances. | But he warned "tough choices" lay ahead because of the perilous state of the public finances. |
| The prime minister addressed the conference on Friday. He said people should be offered "a hand up" during the economic downturn. | The prime minister addressed the conference on Friday. He said people should be offered "a hand up" during the economic downturn. |
| He said: "You don't cut public investment at a time like this. You support families and businesses through a downturn." | He said: "You don't cut public investment at a time like this. You support families and businesses through a downturn." |