Rachel Reeves to blast Tory legacy at Labour conference ahead of ‘painful’ Budget

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Senior figures including chancellor Rachel Reeves are expected to criticise the Tory party’s record on managing the country over its time in power. open image in gallery Rachel Reeves is expected to highlight the legacy left by the Conservative government at the Labour conference Within weeks of entering office Ms Reeves also announced she had found a £22bn black hole in the public finances, left by the previous government. open image in gallery A pro-Corbyn fringe festival held outside the main event is expected to be absent, for the first time in nearly a decade The event is expected to feel very different now the party is in power, with less of a presence of the party’s Corbynite left wing. open image in gallery Yaz Ashmawi apologised for grabbing Starmer during his glitter-throwing stunt last year The Labour leader’s conference speech got off to a shaky start last year when a protester stormed onto the stage and covered him in glitter.