Day two at Conservative conference 2023: The Spectator guide

It’s day two of the Conservative party conference in Manchester and attendees are shaking off last night’s merriment to get stuck into today’s agenda. Today’s highlights include speeches by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, while over on the fringe circuit there’s a range of interesting events covering themes from education, Ukraine and China. The Spectator kicks off its jam-packed programme of conference panel events.

Main agenda:

Morning session

11:00 – Speech by Energy and Net Zero Secretary, Claire Coutinho MP

11:15 – Speech by Transport Secretary, Mark Harper MP

11:30 – Speech by Culture Secretary, Lucy Frazer MP

Afternoon session

14:00 – Speech by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt MP

14:15 – Speech by Business and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch MP

14:30 – Speech by Work and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride MP

14:45 – Speech by Environment Secretary, Therese Coffey MP

15:00 – Speech by Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan MP

Fringe events:

8:00 – What next for defence and foreign policy?

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly join a Royal United Services institute panel to discuss what’s next for the UK, Stanley suite – Midland Hotel

8:30 – Beyond the school gates: Overcoming barriers to education

CSJ panel with Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, Ian Duncan Smith MP, Harriet Sergeant, Lindsey MacDonald, Elijah Denning, Jessica Prestidge, Central Room 7

10:00 – Criminally deprived? How the cost of living is affecting youth crime

Kit Malthouse MP and Tory London Mayoral candidate Susan Hall AM join Jon Yates, Pavan Dhaliwal, Fiona Hamilton, David Gauke, Diane Banks, Central 6

10:30 – How can the UK use trade to support Ukraine’s post-war growth?

Nusrat Ghani MP, Jim Bowden, Mark Wallace, ConservativeHome Marquee

11:00 – The battle for viewers: TV in a digital age

John Whittingdale MP, Alison Lomax and Jonathan Allen join Fraser Nelson to discuss the battle for media attention,...