It’s been a tough week for the Tories in Birmingham, with Liz Truss making a U-turn over tax cuts for the rich and trailing more than 20 points behind Labour. And it shows
Liz Truss and the Tories have not had the easiest week at their annual conference.
The party is trailing more than 20 points behind Labour, the markets went into a tailspin over the mini Budget, and the PM U-turned over tax cuts for the rich.
Allies of the Prime Minister insist all is bright. Tory chairman Jake Berry said: “Watch out Sir Humphrey! You’ve just got the Yes! Yes! Yes! Prime Minister!”
But as we’ve learned talking to anonymous MPs on the fringes, not everyone is delighted with how things have been going.
And our photographer Andy Stenning has been out and about on the conference floor, finding people who looked absolutely thrilled with what was going on.
Here’s a round-up of the best.