The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

The former prime minister rallied the still supportive Tory membership at the fringes of the party conference in Manchester.

Political party conferences mean different things to different people. For leaders, they represent an opportunity to grab the attention of voters. For parties themselves, they are a critical revenue-raising exercise. And for members, they offer the chance to drink warm wine in airless rooms.

Rishi Sunak attacked Keir Starmer at a 1922 Committee event to open conference

During a January 2023 speech on “building a better future” the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, insisted that “we can change our country’s character. We can reverse the creeping acceptance of a narrative of decline.”

From late September to early October, the UK’s political parties gather for their autumn conferences. The Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party will be among the parties bringing their members and MPs together at some expense in a season that lasts about three weeks.

The Chancellor has ruled out tax cuts this year but is keeping alive hopes of a pre-election giveaway

Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, says news would be ‘profoundly depressing’

Britain’s Treasury chief is announcing a hike in the national minimum wage

The Chancellor said cuts this year would ‘compromise’ the battle against inflation.

National living wage to increase to £11 an hour, Hunt to promise at Tory conference

Other measures at the Manchester gathering will include a plan to ban mobile phones in England’s schools.