Here we summarise the main speakers over a muted four days in Brighton for the Labour Party.

SUNDAY: The Prime Minister insisted he would press on with his domestic agenda of public service reform, as Labour's low-key conference began in the wake of terror attacks on the US.

Mr Blair said the "huge programme" of reform he had planned for schools and hospitals would still dominate public life after the immediate crisis had passed.

The conference tone was set by 3,000 delegates joining in two minutes' silence for victims of the hijackings.

There was visibly heightened security as delegates arrived with even more armed police on the streets than normal.

MONDAY: Chancellor Gordon Brown pledged the Government would hold to its public spending plans despite the economic turmoil following the terrorist strikes.

He confirmed funds worth more than 88 million dollars (£61 million) had been frozen in Britain and called on all nations to implement sanctions to ensure there was "no safe haven" for terrorists and "no safe hiding place for terrorist funds".

Mr Brown indicated there could be further interest rate cuts to keep the economy buoyant.

The Chancellor said: "On September 11 terrorists intended to bring the world's financial system to a halt - to undermine the very possibility of global prosperity.

"So we will show by our actions in maintaining the conditions for stability and growth that we do not succumb or surrender to terrorist threats."

Mr Brown conceded the country faced "testing" times but insisted tough decisions taken in the past left Britain in a better position to withstand current difficulties.

He said: "Because our plans are not only good for social justice, but affordable for our country and right for our economy, we will hold to our three years public spending plans."

TUESDAY: Tony Blair prepared Britain for military action against Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, warning the civilised world must defeat terror unleashed by Osama bin Laden.

The Prime Minister hinted that military action being prepared by the US and her allies would be of a scale which was likely to propel the Taliban from power.

Mr Blair declared: "I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists or surrender power. It's your choice." Military action would be targeted primarily on bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terror network.

But if the Taliban maintained defiance of the international community and continued to refuse to hand over bin Laden they would face the consequences.

Mr Blair also moved forward debate over the European single currency, arguing that if economic conditions set out by Chancellor Gordon Brown were met then Britain should join the euro and the referendum which would settle the issue should be held during this Parliament.

There was a strong internationalist theme, with Mr Blair arguing that the international community could resolve conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, "breathe new life" into the Middle East peace process and address global climate change.

WEDNESDAY: Home Secretary David Blunkett unveiled new measures to combat terrorism: "Bills we will put before Parliament will focus on practical measures which will deter and disrupt the work of terrorists in Britain."

Measures included: making it an offence for financial institutions to fail to report transactions which they suspect of being linked to terrorist activity, giving law enforcement agencies full access to passenger and freight information which air and sea carriers will be required to retain and amending the Immigration and Asylum Act to ensure those suspected or convicted of terrorist involvement cannot be considered for asylum.

He signalled an overhaul of the UK's extradition system.

In a move designed to protect the Muslim community from any backlash, he announced the incitement law will be widened to include religious hatred.

He defused a row with the TGWU by promising to announce results of the review of asylum seekers' vouchers and dispersal system this month.