Rolling coverage of all the developments on the final day of the Conservative conference in Birmingham, including Theresa May’s keynote speech
9.16am BST
This morning we learn that Nigel Farage may still be technically leader of Ukip, even though the party announced a new leader last month. There is no danger of anything like that occurring in the Conservative party. This conference has shown that Theresa May has total control of her party and today, in her keynote speech concluding the event, May will have the chance to tell her party and the country what she stands for. She is still a relatively unknown quantity as a leader, and this will be the speech that defines her in the public mind for the years ahead.
Some extracts from the speech have been released in advance. The Guardian has headlined on May saying she wants to seize a “new centre ground”. Here is our story, and here is our front page.
Wednesday’s Guardian:
May calls on Tories to seize centre ground#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers http://pic.twitter.com/1x6cRkhfE3
Wednesday’s Daily Mail:
May savages liberal elite#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers http://pic.twitter.com/XM3UIWDcG6
Wednesday’s Telegraph front page –
May: it is wrong to sneer at patriotism#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers http://pic.twitter.com/ifX3EIJYAM
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Sig Nordal 