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| Extremist Muslim "bullies" must be faced down, John Reid told the Labour conference in a speech which heightened speculation of a leadership bid. | Extremist Muslim "bullies" must be faced down, John Reid told the Labour conference in a speech which heightened speculation of a leadership bid. |
| Mr Reid, recently heckled when he urged Muslim parents to guard against their children being radicalised, said: "We will not be brow beaten by bullies." | Mr Reid, recently heckled when he urged Muslim parents to guard against their children being radicalised, said: "We will not be brow beaten by bullies." |
| The home secretary did not explicitly say he would challenge Gordon Brown for the right to succeed Tony Blair. | The home secretary did not explicitly say he would challenge Gordon Brown for the right to succeed Tony Blair. |
| But he made clear he was ready to take the tough decisions leaders have to. | But he made clear he was ready to take the tough decisions leaders have to. |
| Mr Reid is seen as one of the very few heavyweight figures who might challenge the overwhelming favourite, Chancellor Gordon Brown, for the Labour leadership. | Mr Reid is seen as one of the very few heavyweight figures who might challenge the overwhelming favourite, Chancellor Gordon Brown, for the Labour leadership. |
| He referred to that speculation by joking that he had not seen any reason to stand until ex-deputy leader Roy Hattersley said he would shoot himself if Mr Reid became PM. | He referred to that speculation by joking that he had not seen any reason to stand until ex-deputy leader Roy Hattersley said he would shoot himself if Mr Reid became PM. |
| Cameron attack | Cameron attack |
| Returning to the leadership contest subject at the end of his speech, he urged Labour to show a unity of purpose and common endeavour when the prime minister stepped down. | Returning to the leadership contest subject at the end of his speech, he urged Labour to show a unity of purpose and common endeavour when the prime minister stepped down. |
| "Leadership isn't a zero sum game," he said. | "Leadership isn't a zero sum game," he said. |
| "When one of us shines it doesn't diminish the others, it reflects on all of us. I pledge to you that I will play my part in that common endeavour." | "When one of us shines it doesn't diminish the others, it reflects on all of us. I pledge to you that I will play my part in that common endeavour." |
| SPEECH BRIEFING Length: 33 mins Standing ovation: 41 secsApplause: 30 rounds applause during the speechBest joke:"Until Roy Hattersley said he would shoot himself if I became prime minister, I had not been able to see any possible advantage in standing."Nick Assinder's verdict: "It was a textbook example of how to pitch for the leadership without delivering a leadership speech." Forced marriage pledge | SPEECH BRIEFING Length: 33 mins Standing ovation: 41 secsApplause: 30 rounds applause during the speechBest joke:"Until Roy Hattersley said he would shoot himself if I became prime minister, I had not been able to see any possible advantage in standing."Nick Assinder's verdict: "It was a textbook example of how to pitch for the leadership without delivering a leadership speech." Forced marriage pledge |
| He also attacked David Cameron's Conservatives for failing to show leadership by "talking tough and voting soft" on crime and immigration. | He also attacked David Cameron's Conservatives for failing to show leadership by "talking tough and voting soft" on crime and immigration. |
| He added: "If they won't lead, we will." | He added: "If they won't lead, we will." |
| Mr Reid said Tony Blair had asked him to review Britain's counter terrorism capacity in the light of this summer's alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic planes. | Mr Reid said Tony Blair had asked him to review Britain's counter terrorism capacity in the light of this summer's alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic planes. |
| "We agree that we need a radical step change to ensure that there is a seamless co-ordinated approach to the now seamless threat," he said. | "We agree that we need a radical step change to ensure that there is a seamless co-ordinated approach to the now seamless threat," he said. |
| His review of the Home Office, which he branded dysfunctional when he became home secretary, set out the priorities for his department. | His review of the Home Office, which he branded dysfunctional when he became home secretary, set out the priorities for his department. |
| Mr Reid said he wants to show that Labour values of fairness underpin all his department's work in fighting crime, controlling immigration and keeping terrorism and extremism at bay. | |
| Specific plans for new laws to protect national security would be set out in the Queen's Speech this autumn. | Specific plans for new laws to protect national security would be set out in the Queen's Speech this autumn. |
| Courage call | Courage call |
| Mr Reid said Muslims were "owed our support" and he insisted there was no clash of civilisations. | Mr Reid said Muslims were "owed our support" and he insisted there was no clash of civilisations. |
| "It's not Muslims versus the rest of us," he said. "It's evil terrorists on one side against all civilised people on the other." | "It's not Muslims versus the rest of us," he said. "It's evil terrorists on one side against all civilised people on the other." |
| And he said his recent controversial visit to Waltham Forest in east London may have been his first visit but it would not be his last. | And he said his recent controversial visit to Waltham Forest in east London may have been his first visit but it would not be his last. |
| "Because if we in this movement are going to ask the decent, silent majority of Muslim men - and women - to have the courage to face down the extremist bullies, then we need to have the courage and character to stand shoulder to shoulder with them doing it." | "Because if we in this movement are going to ask the decent, silent majority of Muslim men - and women - to have the courage to face down the extremist bullies, then we need to have the courage and character to stand shoulder to shoulder with them doing it." |
| He said there would be no "no go" areas: "We will go where we please, we will discuss what we like." | He said there would be no "no go" areas: "We will go where we please, we will discuss what we like." |
| American alliance | American alliance |
| Mr Reid argued that global alliances were needed to fight terrorism, which meant Labour members overcoming some misgivings with the UK's friendship with President Bush. | Mr Reid argued that global alliances were needed to fight terrorism, which meant Labour members overcoming some misgivings with the UK's friendship with President Bush. |
| He said the UK should tell President George Bush when he was wrong on climate change, stem cell research, civil partnerships and tax cuts. | He said the UK should tell President George Bush when he was wrong on climate change, stem cell research, civil partnerships and tax cuts. |
| But people should also remember they were engaged in a common struggle. | But people should also remember they were engaged in a common struggle. |
| "You don't have to love everything George W Bush stands for to hate everything that Osama Bin Laden stands for," he said. | "You don't have to love everything George W Bush stands for to hate everything that Osama Bin Laden stands for," he said. |