Armenian-AmericanswantMr Obama to honourhis electionpledge to insist that the massacre by Ottoman forces of more than a million of their ancestors in 1915 wasgenocide.
The prime minister again promised to honourhispledge not to cut universal benefits for pensioners - such as free bus passes and winter fuel payments - effectively ringfencing this part of the welfare budget.
Ahead of the annual conference in Brighton, the deputy prime minister issued a public apology for his party's failure to honour its pledge to oppose any rise in student tuition fees in England.