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By Greg Heffer, political reporter, in Manchester. Fill 2 Copy 11 Created with Sketch. Sunday 3 October , UK. Why you can trust Sky News. What to watch out for as the Tories gather in Manchester.

The Chairman looked forward to further developing closer ties in all areas between Britain and India and the British Indian community. International Trade Secretary, Anne Marie Trevelyan MP, spoke of the significant opportunities that lay ahead in the special UK and India partnership and looked forward to achieving the immense bilateral opportunities.

Health Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, spoke of the integral and most important work of the Indian diaspora in supporting the NHS and of the partnership between the UK and India, which helped deliver the record vaccination roll-out programme to help beat the Covid pandemic. However, the inner circle rode a fine line throughout the week, trying not to alienate the older nationalist Tories and traditionally Conservative South.

His mention of the Churchill controversy during the pandemic is a prime example of catering to traditional conservatism. Perhaps reforming the justice system is equally as important to avoiding the irreversible path of low opportunity as a student, low pay as a young adult and low support as an offender which leaves most with little option other than to return to drug-related offences or theft. Overall, one could argue that the Government has a very clear but rigid view on how to level-up. Although it would be positive to see this being carried out; with the recent plans to increase national insurance and the ten-year estimation for levelling-up — this is doubtful.

It seems as though Johnson is playing the long game and with eleven years in power and a divided Labour party; who could blame him? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Sign in. Log into your account. Forgot your password? Password recovery. Just borrowing more money and stacking up bills for future generations to pay is not just economically irresponsible, it is immoral - because it's not the state's money, it's your money. Mr Sunak said Brexit posed "challenges", but said it would in the long-term mean the UK would have "agility, flexibility and freedom" and help create "a renewed culture of enterprise". He briefly mentioned the current supply chain issues the UK has been experiencing, saying the phenomenon was being seen "right around the world".

Mr Sunak added that "tackling the cost of living isn't just a political soundbite, it's one of the central missions of this Conservative government".

Mr Sunak is also extending a Job Entry Targeted Support JETS scheme - for those who have been unemployed for more than three months - by another year; and he is extending a Youth Offer of guaranteed support for all young people on Universal Credit until the end of The package will also include a new offer for those aged over 50, with better access to information and guidance on planning for later life for those in work, and more intensive, tailored support for those who have lost their jobs.

Rishi Sunak has overseen the worst economic crisis in the G7. Our economy shrank by 9. His speech today shows he has no plan or will to tackle it. But Labour's shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Bridget Phillipson, accused the chancellor of being "in denial about the scale of the economic crisis he has overseen". Watch Live.