Labour Party Conference: Harriet Harman speech

Labour Party Conference: Harriet Harman speech; Harriet Harman speech continued SOT- And I’d like to pay tribute to David Miliband. He played a leading role in our years in government. He was a dedicated Schools Minister, a pioneering Environment Secretary and an outstanding Foreign Secretary. He has been a towering figure in our party and it is certain that the work that he has started – such as the army of community organisers - will go forward. The Labour Party is proud of him. We are proud of what he did in government. And I know we will be proud of what he does in the future.- Conference – though things are hard – we have a fantastic team of Labour MPs. And our PLP have shown themselves to be a formidable opposition. We’ve got 81 women MPs now – a higher percentage of women than ever before. And we are a powerful mix of youth and experience. Some of us are the Facebook generation – together we make a fierce team. And this Conference has seen the vitality of Labour's women at our 700 strong women’s summit this Sunday – Labour women are radical, controversial and we are unstoppable. - Conference, the last 5 months have been the story of a party which could have given up but refused to do so. Our new leader takes forward a party which is determined and which is growing stronger. Every minute our membership is growing – 35,000 new members since May 6th. And since our new leader was elected on Saturday afternoon, 3,000 more people have joined. So if you voted Lib Dem – because you wanted to prevent the Tories being in government – join us today to get them out.- And we are going to need all of our members – old and new – to play a key role in shaping our policies for the future. There is an absolute necessity now for the voice of our members to be heard. And they will be.