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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

Conservative conference in Birmingham

cameron, hague & osborne
George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, David Cameron, the Tory leader, and William Hague, the shadow foreign secretary, walk to the International Conference Centre in Birmingham, where the Conservative conference is taking place, to give their reaction to the financial crisis Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
Margaret Thatcher posters
A delegate walks to the Tory conference past posters of Margaret Thatcher, the former Conservative prime minister Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
David Cameron hands
Cameron's hands as he speaks on the economy Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters
Cameron in office
Cameron reacts in a radio interview to the overnight world financial turmoil during the Tory conference Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
George Osborne leaves stage
Osborne leaves the stage after addressing the conference Photograph: Stefan Rosseau/PA
George Osborne make up
Make-up is applied to Osborne's face before a TV interview, after he gave his keynote speech to delegates Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
Boris johnson
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, addresses the conference Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
Andrew Lansley
Andrew Lansley, the shadow health secretary, gives a speech Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
David Cameron
Cameron leaves the stage after addressing the conference Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA
Hague and Osborne
Hague and Osborne in the audience Photograph: Chris Radburn/Press Association
Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader, speaks to the conference Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters
delegate sleeps
A delegate sleeps through a debate Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
Political posters
Political posters line the walls at the ICC Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
d read the papers during a break
Delegates read the papers during a break Photograph: Chris Radburn/Press Association
Cameron jogging
Cameron jogging in Birmingham Photograph: Reuters
Miliband bananas
Delegates help themselves to free bananas given away next to a cut-out of Labour's foreign secretary, David Miliband. Miliband was pictured last week holding a banana at the Labour conference Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
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