All eyes will be on Boris Johnson when he takes to the stage in Manchester this afternoon. The Foreign Secretary isn’t the only big fixture at the Conservative party conference though. Here is the pick of the action from the conference and the fringes:
Party conference:
10.00 – 12.30: Fighting injustices: Secretary of State for Health; Secretary of State for Justice; Home Secretary
14.00 – 14.50: Securing the best Brexit deal for Britain: Co-Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists; Secretary of State for International Trade; Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
14.50 – 16.00: Promoting Global Britain: Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament; Secretary of State for International Development; Secretary of State for Defence; Foreign Secretary
16.30 – 17.30: A Party that works for everyone For Party’s Members only; Exchange Auditorium
Fringe events:
8.30am: Social care and the ‘just about managing’ – who cares for the carers?Midland Hotel: Chester Suite. Speakers: Isabel Hardman, Assistant Editor, The Spectator (invited)
9.30am: The Triumph of the Cities? How can metro mayors unlock the potential of Britain’s cities? Manchester Central : Cobden 3 & 4. Speaker:
Tom Goodenough
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