Any hint of reality is accidental in Boris Johnson’s Telegraph column-style conference speechNot so much a conference speech, more an extended Daily Telegraph column. One knocked off in a hurry at the last minute. This was politics as light entertainme…
Don’t be fooled: this Tory party is no friend of the low-paid | Letters
Readers respond to Rishi Sunak’s conference speech, Boris Johnson’s promise of a high-wage economy, and the cut to universal creditWhen Rishi Sunak offers salvation through “better” jobs (Rishi Sunak’s speech offers mood music but little economic meat,…
Levelling up isn’t about north or south, or city or town. It’s about restoring local pride | Neil O’Brien
Parts of the country have suffered for decades, now we have an opportunity to unite the countryNeil O’Brien is MP for Harborough and parliamentary undersecretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesBoris Johnson put levelling up at the he…
Boris Johnson’s conference speech: what he said and what he meant
The PM aimed to buoy Tory activists despite concerns over inflation and national insuranceTory conference – live updatesBoris Johnson let the bombast flow as he delivered a speech designed to buoy Tory activists despite their nerves about the forthcomi…
Boris Johnson now has the chance to make ‘levelling up’ mean something | Andy Burnham
The pandemic has shone a brutal spotlight on where the places of real need are – and they are largely in the north of EnglandAndy Burnham is the mayor of Greater ManchesterWhen Boris Johnson addresses his party faithful today, I would be happy if he di…
Boris Johnson to brush off petrol queues as ‘change of direction’
Prime minister will tell Tory conference that despite the supply chain crisis a bright future lies aheadBoris Johnson will brush off petrol queues and empty shelves as evidence of a “change of direction” towards a high-wage economy on Wednesday, as he …
Tory conference roundup: taxing times and too much talk
Chancellor submits to big spending with shrug, while prime minister is chided for his chatter“I think you should be called Alok Charmer,” said Stanley Johnson as he interviewed the Cop26 president. It was only downhill from there at one of the more biz…
Windrush activists ‘disgusted’ after being turned away at Tory conference
Anthony Brown and Julia Davidson ‘humiliated’ after being shut out despite paying £225 for full accessTwo Windrush campaigners have said they felt humiliated and baffled after being refused access to the Conservative party conference in Manchester desp…
‘Bow to the king’: Conservatives kowtow to Boris Johnson
The apparently unassailable Tory leader inspires meek tranquility at his party’s conferenceAll the latest from the Tory conference – liveThere is normally a prince over the water at Conservative conference, the alternative attraction members flock to s…
The Tories are cheering the voyage to a Brexit promised land that doesn’t exist | Rafael Behr
Boris Johnson’s foreign policy is a combination of pompous internationalism and wilful parochialismOne of the first comedy routines I can remember seeing was Les Dawson, on some Saturday night light entertainment show, playing the piano badly, which he…