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The quest for Pure Conservatism is afoot, and the former PM is not short of ideas. The problem is that they’re all really terrible

The prospect of defeat has liberated the party to lurch further to the right, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

FORMER prime minister Liz Truss was met by sweeping queues at the Tory party conference as she called for ministers to “make Britain grow again”…

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

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.