A torn copy of The Sun newspaper lays on the stage as a speakers leave after a session at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton in southern England September 30, 2009. Joint General Secretary of Britain's Unite union, Tony Woodley, ripped the copy up during his speech. Britain's top-selling daily newspaper dealt a blow to Brown's efforts to win a general election, declaring on Wednesday it had switched its support to the opposition Conservatives. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 28 months ago

A torn copy of The Sun newspaper lays on the stage as a speakers leave after a session at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton in southern England September 30, 2009. Joint General Secretary of Britain's Unite union, Tony Woodley, ripped the copy up during his speech. Britain's top-selling daily newspaper dealt a blow to Brown's efforts to win a general election, declaring on Wednesday it had switched its support to the opposition Conservatives.

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