What does Theresa May want to achieve from this week’s conference? No-one seems sure. There are some in No 10 who would be content so long as she survives it without a coughing fit. Others have higher hopes – that she could reset the dial and reinvigorate her flagging premiership. What seems most likely, however, is that the event will descend into a leadership parade that plays a role in deciding who the next Tory prime minister is.
This year’s conference has already got off to a bad start for the Prime Minister thanks to a massive data breach courtesy of CCHQ’s conference app and a bad-tempered appearance by the Maybot on Marr (James has all the gruesome details here). The papers have a few traces of conference announcements. The Prime Minister has announced there will be a Brexit festival to mark this moment of ‘national rejuvenation’ and then there’s plans to increase stamp duty for foreign buyers.
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