As Gordon Brown took to the conference stage for his make-or-break speech last week, the pressure was on the Prime Minister to deliver something special in order to rejuvenate his party's fortunes.
An opinion poll on the morning of his speech placed Labour third behind the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, while talk of a possible leadership challenge continues to dog Brown's premiership.
With his party in the political doldrums, the speech offered Brown the chance to win over voters by setting out his vision for Britain's future. And there were plenty of fresh policies targeting children, young people and families.
He announced pledges to protect investment in education, provision of free childcare for two-year-olds and details of apprenticeship places as part of the government's Backing Young Britain drive.
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