I won't let Britain down, says PM

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In a sometimes emotional address, the premier promised action on gun crime, under-age and binge drinking and superbugs in the NHS.

He also fleshed out details of the Government's 10-year education plan, promising one-to-one tuition for problem children and help for the poorest youngsters through school, university and college.

He pointedly refused to indulge in routine knockabout abuse of his political opponents - refraining from even mentioning David Cameron's Tories or Sir Menzies Campbell's Liberal Democrats.

The only references to a possible election were when he joked he would "not yet" recommend his job to anybody else and pledged a commitment to introduce elections in the House of Lords "in our manifesto".

Mr Brown, delivering his maiden speech as leader to delegates, promised: "This is my pledge to the British people:

"I will not let you down. I will stand up for our schools and hospitals. I will stand up for British values. I will stand up for a strong Britain. And I will always stand up for you."

Mr Brown told delegates during the 63-minute speech that shops that repeatedly sell alcohol to those who are under-age will have their licences taken away. He added that councils should use new powers to ban alcohol in troublespots.

The premier was at his most emotional talking about the health service that had saved his own sight after a teenage rugby injury which left him blind in one eye.

The premier confirmed there would be funds for a clean-up of every ward in every hospital and the number of matrons would more than double to 5,000.