1405, Peter Hoskin: Welcome to the Coffee House team’s live blog of David Cameron’s conference speech. Just keep refreshing to get the latest.
The Tory leader’s not expected on stage until around 1430, but preview snippets of his speech suggest that the headline message will be: “Britain needs change, not experience”. In the meantime, here’s one for you to ponder: was Tony Blair as good a PM as Winston Churchill? That’s certainly what Mrs Blair seems to think…
1412, PH: Make that 1452 for Cameron’s ETA.
1420, James Forsyth: Cameron’s mission today is to show the public that he—not Gordon Brown—is the leader Britain need in these tough times. He must demonstrate that he understands what has caused the financial crisis and that he knows how to deal with the consequences. Without sounding shrill or excessively partisan, he needs to make clear the economic failings of Gordon Brown.
1430, PH: The Tories must glad that they decided against cutting their conference short in response to the financial turmoil – an idea that they apparently gave a lot of consideration to.
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