Spain will regret its 100 per cent expat property tax
The Conservatives’ annual bash kicks up a notch today, with George Osborne delivering the most significant speech in Manchester this morning and numerous other Cabinet members taking their turns in the main hall. But as ever, there is plenty going on around the fringes, with ministers and notable MPs popping up to broadly discuss the same theme: what the Tories can do over the next five years.
Title
Key speaker(s)
Time
Location
Should the U.S. back Brexit?
Liam Fox, Matthew Elliott
11:00
Think Tent
Immigration and security: does Europe help?
James Brokenshire
12:30
Radisson Blu Edwardian, Pankhurst
Words for life: how better literacy improves lives
Nicky Morgan
12:30
Radisson Blu Edwardian, Beecham
Where next for the Northern Powerhouse?
James Wharton
12:45
Manchester Central Library, Meeting Room 1
Developing a vision for energy in buildings
Amber Rudd
12:45
Midland Hotel, Lancaster
The Times Fringe event
Jeremy Hunt
12:45
Manchester Central, Charter 2
Start of a new term: what should the Conservatives’ education priorities be?
Nicky Morgan
16:30
Novotel Manchester Centre, Rylands Suite
Winning in 2020
Matthew Hancock
17:45
Manchester Central, Exchange 1
Everyone an Owner? The case for mutual models of business
Steve Baker
17:45
Manchester Central, Central 6
The Enterprise Forum Business Reception
George Osborne
17:45
Midland Hotel, Alexandra B
Future challenges for the UK’s defence and security
Michael Fallon
17:45
Manchester Central, Central 3
A Bright Future for Britain – an optimistic vision of a post-EU UK
Owen Paterson, Steve Baker
17:45
Manchester Central, Exchange 10
Productivity or Bust: has the government made the right call?
Sajid Javid
18:00
Manchester Central, Exchange 4-5
Solving the productivity puzzle – what role for business and unions in boosting growth and living standards?
Nick Boles
18:15
Jury’s Inn, Bridgewater Suite
Regional economies: building places and delivering growth
Greg Clark
18:30
ConHome marquee
Britain and the EU: to stay or go?
Bernard Jenkin, John Redwood, Jacob Rees-Mogg
18:30
Arora Hotel,...
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