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Conservative Party Conference with Alexander Brown - Monday - CPC23

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:03 Hello, my name is Alexander Brown.

00:11 I'm the Scotsman's Westminster correspondent.

00:13 And I'm here in Manchester for Conservative Party Conference,

00:16 where we have just heard from the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt.

00:19 In a speech that lasted just 15 minutes,

00:22 there was very little policy, if any at all,

00:25 leaving many MPs and delegates wondering if it could just

00:28 have been an email.

00:30 There was an announcement there would be a tightening of benefit

00:32 rules.

00:32 We already knew that was going to happen.

00:34 There was the confirmation that living wages were about to go

00:37 up.

00:37 We already knew that was going to happen.

00:39 So all in all, ahead of the budget,

00:40 we maybe didn't expect any real policy.

00:43 But it just feels very strange to have a flagship

00:45 speech during a conference where the Chancellor's having

00:48 very little to say.

00:50 Elsewhere, it's a very strange atmosphere here.

00:54 Many people-- the number of young people at this conference

00:57 is probably the fewest I've ever seen.

01:00 And that's reflected in the polling,

01:02 which shows that young people overwhelmingly

01:04 now, through the younger demographics,

01:05 just do not support Conservatives.

01:08 Speaking to people here, some are

01:10 joking that it feels like a wake or like a funeral,

01:13 while others are more optimistic,

01:14 hoping that the Rishi Sunak can turn the party around

01:18 with this big speech on Wednesday.

01:20 The other main event of the day so far

01:22 was Liz Truss holding a pro-growth rally, which

01:25 saw Nigel Farage attend and very few other people.

01:29 Speaking to MPs about her appearance,

01:31 the general view was everyone can remember

01:34 what she did to the economy.

01:35 It wasn't especially helpful.

01:37 Is her presence here damaging to the party?

01:40 Or is it really just about boosting her own appeal

01:42 as she continues her attempts to sell a book

01:44 and do speeches around the world?

01:47 That's the general view among Tory MPs,

01:49 who aren't particularly pleased or happy

01:51 with their former leader.

01:52 There's still lots to come, though,

01:53 here at Tory conference.

01:55 So stay tuned to scotsman.com for more.

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02:01 (upbeat music)

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