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...
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