Analysis: chancellor reiterates what he believes in, including himself, during address at Tory conference
After 18 months of opening the state’s chequebook to pay for the huge economic cost of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Conservative party finally got a taste of the real Rishi Sunak in his speech to its annual conference.
The chancellor’s address in Manchester was more about mood music than new policy announcements. Even the pledge to spend more helping young people find jobs after the end of furlough had already been trailed overnight.