Rishi Sunak is set to use his first conference as leader to focus on policies that could narrow the gap against Sir Keir Starmer, with opinion polls currently putting the government about 18 points behind Labour.
But on the fringes of the conference, backbench Tories are set to urge the PM to slash an"unsustainable" tax burden on consumers and businesses - with former prime minister Liz Truss calling for corporation tax to be lowered back to 19%.
The Tory leader is also coming under pressure to consider quitting the European Convention on Human Rights, with Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch becoming the second cabinet minister in a week to raise the issue.Meanwhile, The Sunday Times is reporting that Jeremy Hunt was secretly recorded saying Mr Sunak will call an election once inflation falls below 3%, with the chancellor telling Tory activists that the Bank of England forecasts this will be achieved next autumn.
Sunday's focus will be on the state of the nation, followed by the economy on Monday. Tackling Channel crossings and bringing down NHS waiting lists will follow on Tuesday, paving the way for the prime minister's speech on Wednesday. Speaking to The Mail on Sunday, Suella Braverman attacked celebrities who have criticised her controversial immigration policies - dismissing them as"pampered and out of touch".
BBC presenter Gary Lineker has been a vocal critic of the government's approach, while Sir Elton JohnMs Braverman told the newspaper they were members of a"virtue-signalling elite" who lecture Britons from villas and private jets, and suggested they were out of touch with the challenges faced by everyday people.
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