who built the turbines, at a cost of £750 million over two years. 25 September – 2010 Labour Party leadership election: Ed Miliband is elected the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition, narrowly beating his brother David in the final round of the leadership contest. 27 September – Labour Party activists at the conference in Manchester condemn the coalition government's proposed public spending cuts as "obscene". 28 September – Ed Miliband makes his first major speech as Labour leader at the party's Annual Conference telling delegates that his "new generation" will return the party to power. 29 September – After losing the Labour Party leadership election to his brother Ed, David Miliband announces that he will not be serving in his brother's shadow cabinet, although he will continue as an MP. October 1 October The Equality Act comes into effect, consolidating legislation requiring equal treatment in access to employment and services regardless of gender, race, health, disability, sexual orientation, belief and age. Ryder Cup golf tournament opens at Celtic Manor Resort, the first time it has been held in Wales. 9 October – Foreign Secretary William Hague confirms that British aid worker Linda Norgrove, 36, who was captured in Afghanistan on 26 September, was killed during a failed mission by American special forces the previous day. 11 October – The inquest begins into the deaths of the 52 people who were killed in the terrorist attacks on London by Al-Qaeda members on 7 July 2005. 13 October – Ed Miliband attends his first Prime Minister's Questions as Leader of the Opposition. 15 October – American company New England Sports Ventures completes a £300 million takeover of Liverpool FC. 19 October – Defence Secretary Liam Fox announces that the flagship aircraft carrier is to be scrapped imminently. 20 October – Chancellor George Osborne unveils the highest post-war cuts in public spending. 25 October The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, promises a "very radical" overhaul of the state pension system. A Populus opinion poll shows Labour one point ahead of the Tories on 38% – the first time in three years that a major opinion poll has shown Labour in the lead. 26 October – Independent Print Limited launches i, the first national daily newspaper for a quarter of a century. The 20p paper is aimed at "readers and lapsed readers of quality newspapers". 30 October An explosive device