Conservative party conference kicks off today in Manchester with a speech from Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. Michael Gove, Liz Truss and Jacob Rees-Mogg will also be taking part in panels on the main stage. Here are the highlights today:
Main agenda:
14.00: Welcome to Conference
James Cleverly and Pamela Hall
14.20: Building a Safe and Prosperous Britain
Ben Wallace MP, Alok Sharma MP, Liz Truss MP
15.05: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs speech
Dominic Raab MP
15.15: Delivering Brexit
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Michael Gove MP, Stephen Barclay MP
16.30: Meet the Chairman
Fringe events:
12.45: The Future of Conservatism: How to win back younger voters
Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, David Willetts, Neil O’Brien MP, Katy Balls, Amber Rudd MP, Rishi Sunak MP; Alexandra B, Midland Hotel
13.15: HuffPost UK in Conversation with The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Health Secretary
Paul Waugh, Matt Hancock MP; Manchester Central, Exchange 6 & 7 Combined
14.00: Britain Beyond Brexit
George Freeman MP; Manchester Central, Centre for Policy Studies, The Gallery
14.30: UK housing: how do we deliver for homeowners and address the critical challenges ahead?
Lewis Sidnick, Esther McVey MP, Jennie Daly, David Montague, Rachel Wolf (Chair); Manchester Central, ConservativeHome Marquee
15.15: The end of austerity: Why tax cuts are better than spending hikes
Steve Baker MP, John O’Connell, Christian May (Chair), Kate Andrews, Julian Knight MP, Andrew Bowie MP; Manchester Central, The Think Tent
15.30: Abolishing the Backstop: preserving the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland
Arlene Foster MLA, Julian Smith MP, Sir Graham Brady MP, Ray Bassett, Dean Godson (Chair); Manchester Central, Cobden Rooms 3 & 4
16.00: Demos Drinks Reception
Polly Mackenzie, Chief Executive, Demos; Manchester Central, Exchange 4
16.00: Housing and the economy: How do we invest in the homes we urgently need?
Esther McVey, Brian Berry, Kate Henderson, Tom Fyans, Nick Hargrave; Manchester Central, ConservativeHome Marquee
16.15: Britain’s future relationship with the EU
Dr Günter Krings MdB, Stephen Barclay MP, Peter Foster, Allie Renison, John Springford, Felix Dane, Ryan Shorthouse (chair); Manchester Central, Cobden 2
17.00: In Conversation with Rishi Sunak MP
Robert Colvile (chair), Rishi Sunak; Manchester Central, Centre for Policy Studies, The Gallery
17.00: Challenging ‘Islamophobia’
Nusrat Ghani MP, Nimco Ali, Peter Tatchell, Kyai Haji Yahya Cholil Staquf, Trevor Phillips (Chair); Manchester Central, Cobden Rooms 3 & 4
17.30: The Rail Interview
Grant Shapps MP, Gwyn Topham (Chair); Midland Hotel, Derby Suite
18.00: Rt Hon Rory Stewart MP: speech and Q&A
Rory Stewart MP, Danny Finkelstein (chair); Manchester Central, Charter 3
18.00: Bond and Conservative Friends of International Development Drinks Reception
Andrew Mitchell MP, Alok Sharma MP, Jeremy Lefroy MP, Amy Le Coz, Dina Black, Stephanie Draper; Manchester Central, Exchange 6 & 7 Combined
18.00: When is immigration good for Britain?
Daniel Hannan MEP, Alberto Costa MP, Sunder Katwala, Salma Shah, Mark Wallace (chair); Manchester Central, Central 5
18.00: One Nation Conservatives Reception
Robert Buckland QC MP, Nicky Morgan MP, Owen Meredith (chair); Midland Hotel, Lancaster
18.00: The Times in conversation with Liz Truss
Liz Truss MP, Matt Chorley (chair); Manchester Central, LondonLounge
18.30: ThinkTent drinks reception (invitation only)
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Penny Mordaunt MP, John O’Connell (chair), Mark Littlewood (chair); Manchester Central, The Think Tent
18.30: Brexit and beyond: what happens after 31st October?
Iain Martin (chair), Michael Gove MP; Manchester Central, Cobden Rooms 3 & 4
19.30: The Maritime Reception
Grant Shapps MP, Nadhim Zahawi MP, Harry Theochari; Midland Hotel, Derby Suite
20.00: Blue Collar Conversations: How Can the Conservative Party Reconnect With Working People?
Esther McVey, Ben Bradley MP; Midland Hotel, Fairclough
22.00: Conservative Voice Drinks Reception
Priti Patel MP; Midland Hotel, The Tea Rooms
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