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Day three at Conservative conference 2023: The Spectator guide

Suella Braverman (Credit: Getty images)

And just like that it’s day three of the Conservative party conference in Manchester! With one full day left, there’s plenty to get stuck into. Today’s highlights include speeches by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Over on the fringe circuit there’s a range of interesting events and The Spectator hosts its last six conference events. See the line-up below:

Main agenda:

Morning session

11:00 – Speech by Health Secretary, Steve Barclay MP

11:15 – Speech by Science and Technology Secretary, Michelle Donelan MP

11:30 – Speech by Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove MP

Afternoon session

15:00 – Speech by Justice Secretary Alex Chalk MP

15:15 – Speech by Home Secretary, Suella Braverman MP

Fringe events:

8:00 – James Cleverly in conversation with Chatham House, Lancaster – Midland Hotel

9:45 – Back to work Britain: what next in the fight against economic inactivity

CSJ panel with Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride, Ian Duncan Smith MP, Harry Quilter-Pinner, Szu Ping-Chang, Timothy Montgomerie, Cobden Room 2

10:30 – Low on income, low on trust: how can the Conservatives retain voters hit by the cost of living crisis?

Bim Afolami MP, Frank Soodeen, James Kangasooriam, Paul Goodman on a ConservativeHome panel in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Central 5

10:30 – Restoring prosperity, restoring Conservatism

Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Lord Frost, Miriam Cates MP

11:00 – What is driving the fraud explosion?

Kate Andrews hosts Tom Tugendhat MP, Victoria Atkins MP, Bob Wigley, Richard Hyde and Paul Davis to discuss how we tackle and prevent the biggest menace of the digital era, Exchange 11

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