The candidates would call for an “optimism” as well as discuss the future of the party and the economy during their conference speeches, according to The Standard.
Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat address delegates in Birmingham on Wednesday in their attempts to succeed Rishi Sunak. They are seeking to recover from their party’s defeat in the July election.
Jenrick, who has so far received the most support from MPs, is expected to call for the creation of a “new Conservative Party.” He will also presumably talk about the changes the party needs to make, including abandoning mass migration and focusing on construction.
Tugendhat will focus on the “new Conservative revolution” in economics and housing. Badenoch will also talk about economic policy. The challenge for conference speakers is to win back voters who switched to other parties at the election.
Next week, the parliamentary party will reduce the number of candidates from four to two before members give their final opinion. Earlier this week interim party chairman Richard Fuller insisted there would be “no change” to the election schedule amid pressure.
The 1922 Committee wanted a longer campaign. They wanted to have four candidates here at conference.
