Rolling coverage of all the day’s developments at the Conservative conference in Birmingham, including Theresa May’s speech on Brexit and her interview with Andrew Marr
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Theresa May became prime minister this summer with voters having only a relatively hazy view as to what her views are. She had been home secretary for six years but she is something of a political introvert and as a cabinet minister she only gave speeches addressing matters outside her home office brief on perhaps two or three occasions. During the Conservative leadership contest she was all set to elaborate on her thinking during the final stage of the contest. But then Andrea Leadsom pulled out, with the result that only one of the series of speeches May was planning, the Birmingham economy speech, actually got delivered.
So that is one reason why this promises to be more interesting than the average Conservative party conference. Normally, if the party leader is prime minister, we already know quite a lot about them. This week, and particularly in her keynote speech on Wednesday, May has the chance to flesh out her politics and to present herself to the country she runs in a sharper focus.
Related: Theresa May to propose ‘great repeal’ bill to unwind EU laws
May and the Brexit secretary, David Davis, will use the opening day of the conference to detail plans for their “great repeal” bill that will allow Britain to “take back control” of its legislation. The bill will repeal the 1972 European Communities Act, which gives direct effect to all EU law, and at the same time convert Brussels regulations into domestic law.
This will give parliament the power to unpick the laws it wants to keep, remove or amend at a later date, in a move that could be welcomed by MPs who are keen to have a say over the terms of Brexit. The move is also designed to give certainty to businesses and protection for workers’ rights that are enshrined in EU law.
#Marr guests tomorrow: @theresa_may & Sir Craig Oliver. Papers with Matthew Parris & @GuardianAnushka + actor @dominiccoop. 9am BBC1 #CPC16 http://pic.twitter.com/allr7gmIvc
All the guests for our #CPC16 special. Chris Grayling @RolandRudd, Sir Ranulph Fiennes @jessphillips, @Anna_Soubry & @thatjanravens 10am ITV http://pic.twitter.com/fltKUbvKUs
First up on #murnaghan tomorrow – International Development Secretary Priti Patel @patel4witham on Brexit and foreign aid http://pic.twitter.com/KksejrlW6A
The view from the backbenches: Iain Duncan Smith on Brexit and benefits, and Theresa Villiers on Heathrow and HS2 #murnaghan http://pic.twitter.com/7azE6hhY2x
A special Pienaar’s Politics from #con16 tomorrow at 10am on @BBC5live with Chris Grayling, Sir Craig Oliver, @Patrick4Dales & @cbicarolyn. http://pic.twitter.com/vzFukiWFTS
Join Andrew Neil and guests live from the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, 11am BBC1 #bbcsp http://pic.twitter.com/Sntcatps04
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