In his speech to Labour's annual conference in Brighton, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said his party is "not done yet", despite forecasts from opinion polls that put Labour behind the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats for the first time since 1982.

Speaking for just under an hour, Prime Minister Brown promised a return to traditional values to rebuild a country undermined by overspending and financial crisis. He said his government would get tough on the bonus culture at banks and unveiled measure aimed at cracking down on anti-social behaviour, reflecting the values of "fairness and responsibility".

The prime minister pledged that if Labour were re-elected, it would call a referendum on electoral reform to change the "first-past-the-post" system in favour of a more proportional representation alternative. Mr Brown said as well as offering more free childcare for poorer families, Labour would guarantee an increase in the minimum wage and child benefit each year. Labour's leader told activists to "dream big dreams and watch our country soar". He confirmed that identity cards would not be made compulsory in the next parliament.

The speech went down well with party activists and union leaders. The opposition dismissed Mr Brown's address as a speech "with no vision and no argument - just a long shopping list with no price tag". The speech was viewed within the party as an attempt to boost the morale of its members, shaken by the prospect of massive defeat in next May's elections. The latest opinion polls put the Conservative Party in first place with 36 percent of the vote, followed by the Liberal Democrats with 25 percent.