Tag: Conservative Party Conference 2017

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 07:46 UTC

  Sterling down on uncertainty about Theresa May's future as prime minister

  

  Uncertainty over Theresa May's future as prime minister helped send sterling down nearly 1% against the dollar on Thursday. The pound fell 0.9% against the greenback at $1.3127 and declined 0.45% against the euro to €1.1217. The fall reflected concern about the Conservative Party leadership following Mrs. May speech on Wednesday.

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands' delegation meet David Davis and Boris Johnson at Tory Conference in Manchester

  

  This week Falklands MLA Jan Cheek and Falklands Representative in London Sukey Cameron have been accompanied at the Conservative Conference in Manchester by Assistant Representative Michael Betts, and law student and former Falklands PR Manager Krysteen Ormond.

• Thursday, October 5th 2017 - 08:25 UTC

  Tories rally round Theresa May in Manchester, but doubts about her future linger

  

  Tory MPs have rallied round Theresa May after her conference speech on Wednesday was marred by mishaps. James Cleverly said he was “proud” of the PM for contending with a persistent cough and a prankster and John Redwood said MPs backed her “strong message”.

• Wednesday, October 4th 2017 - 07:40 UTC

  Boris Johnson tells Tories, “let the British lion roar” and praised Theresa May's leadership

  

  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said it is time to “let the British lion roar” as he called for Brexit to be a moment of national renewal. Addressing Tory activists he said the UK “can win the future” and should stop treating the referendum result as if it were “plague of boils”.

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2017 - 07:43 UTC

  Hammond challenges Labour “dinosaurs” to a great clash of ideas over the future of capitalism

  

  The Conservatives must take on and defeat Labour “dinosaurs” in a great “clash of ideas” over the future of capitalism, Philip Hammond has said, adding that activists must expose Jeremy Corbyn's “back to the future socialist fantasy” which was leading people “down a dangerous path”.