In her keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Theresa May said she would create a “fairer Britain” that is more equal, despite being slammed by critics for anti-migrant rhetoric during the conference
CommonSpace reporter David Thomson gives a round up of what happened on the third day of the Conservative Party conference
TODAY’S INSTALLMENT (04/10/16) rounds up from day three of the Conservative party conference, including speeches from the justice secretary, education secretary and health secretary.
Justice Secretary Liz Truss
Home secretary announces that she will consider tough control on foreign students and workers as a way of controlling migration, reports David Thomson from the Conservative conference in Birmingham
THE home secretary has announced plans to reduce net migration to the “tens of thousands” during an address to the Conservative Party conference.
Amber Rudd told delegates in Birmingham that she will focus on tightening controls on foreign students and workers as a way to “control migration”.
Scottish Secretary told delegates at Conservative Party conference that they should be “Team UK approach” for the UK to leave the EU.
THE SCOTTISH secretary has said that Scotland will leave the EU with the rest of the UK – irrespective of the strong support of Scottish voters to remain.
David Mundell, the only Tory MP in Scotland, has told the Conservative party conference in Birmingham that there will be a “Team UK approach” to negotiate Britain’s exit from the EU following a June referendum.
CommonSpace reporter David Thomson gives a round up of what happened on the second day of the Conservative Party conference
TODAY’S INSTALLMENT (3/10/16) rounds up the second day of the Conservative Party conference, including speeches from the business secretary, culture secretary and international trade secretary
Business Secretary Greg Clark
The business secretary told delegates this morning at the Conservative Party conference that the UK needs an industrial strategy for 2016.
UK chancellor in his keynote speech to Conservative party conference outlines a “pragmatic” approach after ripping up George Osborne fiscal policy of having a surplus by 2020
PHILIP HAMMOND has said that he will rip up his predecessor George Osborne’s target of having a surplus by the end of this parliament, and instead focus on infrastructure projects to boost the economy.
CommonSpace reporter David Thomson gives a round up of what happened on the first day of the Conservative Party conference
TODAY’S INSTALLMENT (02/10/16) rounds up from the opening day of the Conservative Party conference, including speeches from the UK prime minister, international development secretary and foreign secretary.
They discussed Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) and reforms to international aid.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May
Ruth Davidson told delegates attending this years Conservative Party conference that the Scottish Government should scrap the Named Person scheme
SCOTTISH CONSERVATIVES leader Ruth Davidson has renewed calls to scrap the Named Person legislation in Scotland during a speech at the Conservative Party conference.
Davidson told delegates in Birmingham today that it is time for the Scottish Government to listen and learn after the UK Supreme Court ruled that its plans were “unlawful”.