
Rishi Sunak to defy election humiliation with surprise speech at Tory conference
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Rishi Sunak is set to defy the record electoral humiliation he inflicted on his party and give a final keynote speech at his party’s conference in October. Former prime minister Rishi Sunak The conference’s main focus will be on the late stages of the leadership race, with the final four candidates taking part in a “beauty contest” with members. Former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith warned on GB News’s Camilla Tominey Show that the party leadership is letting the Labour government “get away with murder”. Yes you lost the last election, we lost big time, but that does not mean to say you can just walk away and cry in the corner somewhere.” With Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and the Lib Dems in the background, Sir Iain also warned that if the Tories do not get their act together, others could “steal their clothes” as the main opposition party.
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