BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Leader of the House of Lords, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (L) receives a cup of tea from a stall promoting assistance to mothers, at the Labour Party Conference on September 28, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Leader of the House of Lords, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (L) receives a cup of tea from a stall promoting assistance to mothers, at the Labour Party Conference on September 28, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.

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  1. LONDON - NOVEMBER 18: Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman attend the State Opening of Parliament on November 18, 2009 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the Government's legislative programme in a speech delivered from the Throne in The House of Lords. This new session of Parliament will only last until the general election which has to be called by June 3, 2010.
  2. Britain's Queen Elizabeth delivers her speech as she sits with Prince Philip during the State Opening of Parliament, in the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster, London November 18, 2009.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (R) walk through the Royal Gallery in Westminster during the State Opening Of Parliament on November 18, 2009 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the Government's legislative programme in a speech delivered from the Throne in The House of Lords. This new session of Parliament will only last until the general election which has to be called by June 3, 2010.

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  9. Britain's Health Secretary Andy Burnham speaks at the Labour Party Conference, in Brighton in southern England September 30, 2009. Britain's Labour Party is holding its annual conference in Brighton this week, seeking to revive its poll ratings before an election due by next June.
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  15. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown listens during the Labour Party Conference, in Brighton in southern England September 30, 2009. Britain's Labour Party is holding its annual conference in Brighton this week, seeking to revive its poll ratings before an election due by next June.
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