And just like that it’s day three of the Conservative party conference in Manchester! With one full day left, there’s plenty to get stuck into. Today’s highlights include speeches by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Over on the fringe circuit there’s a range of interesting events and The Spectator hosts its last six conference events. See the line-up below:
Main agenda:
Morning session
11:00 – Speech by Health Secretary, Steve Barclay MP
11:15 – Speech by Science and Technology Secretary, Michelle Donelan MP
11:30 – Speech by Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove MP
Afternoon session
15:00 – Speech by Justice Secretary Alex Chalk MP
15:15 – Speech by Home Secretary, Suella Braverman MP
Fringe events:
8:00 – James Cleverly in conversation with Chatham House, Lancaster – Midland Hotel
9:45 – Back to work Britain: what next in the fight against economic inactivity
CSJ panel with Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride, Ian Duncan Smith MP, Harry Quilter-Pinner, Szu Ping-Chang, Timothy Montgomerie, Cobden Room 2
10:30 – Low on income, low on trust: how can the Conservatives retain voters hit by the cost of living crisis?
Bim Afolami MP, Frank Soodeen, James Kangasooriam, Paul Goodman on a ConservativeHome panel in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Central 5
10:30 – Restoring prosperity, restoring Conservatism
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Lord Frost, Miriam Cates MP
11:00 – What is driving the fraud explosion?
Kate Andrews hosts Tom Tugendhat MP, Victoria Atkins MP, Bob Wigley, Richard Hyde and Paul Davis to discuss how we tackle and prevent the biggest menace of the digital era, Exchange 11
12:00 – Building up? How housing can boost British prosperity
Lee Rowley MP, Nicholas Boys, Bartek Staniszewski, Cllr Jane MacBean and Vicky Spratt debate what’s needed to rebuild Britain’s housing stock, Exchange 2 & 3
12:15 – How to fix Britain’s cancer crisis
Cindy Yu speaks to Elliott Colburn MP, Karol Sikora, Katharine Halliday and Owen Jackson about what’s behind Britain’s cancer crisis and how to fix it , Exchange 11
13:30 – In conversation with Lee Anderson
ConservativeHome and UK in a changing Europe sit down with the deputy chair of the Conservative party, ConservativeHome Marquee
14:00 – Will the public ever get on board with net zero?
Katy Balls sits down with Andrew Bowie MP, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Sherelle Jacobs and Dr Tony Ballance to discuss what the UK can do to strike a path towards being a greener nation, Exchange 11
15:30 – Could AI and innovation save the NHS?
James Heale hosts Health Secretary Steve Barclay, Dr Sandesh Ghulane, Simon Denegri, Katherine Holden and Richard Torbett, Exchange 11
16:15 – Policy Exchange balloon debate on the guiding light of Conservatism
Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove, Lord Frost of Allerton, Nick Timothy and Katie Lam, Cobden 3 & 4
17:00 – Why can’t Britain build?
Kate Andrews hosts Lee Rowley MP, Andy Street, Kate Willard and Madeleine Grant to discuss Britain’s building problem, Exchange 11
18:00 – Family-friendly Britain? Removing barriers to help families get on
David Johnston MP, Laura Farris MP, Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield, Ryan Shorthouse, Dan Paskins, Victoria Benson and Allegra Stratton discuss what can be done to strengthen family life in Britain, Exchange 2 & 3
18:30 – Fraser Nelson in conversation with Kemi Badenoch, Exchange 11
20:30 – Green Alliance drinks reception
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey, Chris Skidmore MP and Rebecca Smith
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