October 03, 2020
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 1
On the first day of Conservative Party Conference 2020, we have been setting out how we are transforming our country fundamentally and permanently for the better.
We will not be blown off course by the pandemic, but will continue to deliver on the priorities of the British people, and build back better from coronavirus.
We have an opportunity to unite and level up our country, delivering lasting change with more homes, plans to transform skills, more hospitals, more police, more schools, a greener economy and a fairer society. Watch Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, open Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 here:
Today at conference:
- The Prime Minister has set out plans to better connect all four nations in the UK. Good transport links within our country are vital to the strength of the Union – which is why we have launched an independent review to make sure we have the right connections to support, sustain and strengthen communities across the UK.
- The Prime Minister has announced his plans to create a ‘Generation Buy’. We will create long-term fixed-rate mortgages with five per cent deposits, to help young people get onto the housing ladder even if they have only a small deposit.
- The Party Chairman has announced that we will open a new Conservative Party headquarters in Leeds, as well as launching a new Blue Wall Fund to support our candidates in those areas to continue delivering for local people.
- The Foreign Secretary reiterated that, now that we have left the EU, we can re-establish our rightful place in today’s world as a truly global Britain: