Priti Patel, Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly are among the possible future Tory leaders who have been active at the party conference
Rishi Sunak is battling to keep control of the Conservative party as potential leadership rivals jostled for position on theThe Prime Minister vowed he would use the annual event in Manchester to show his party can “deliver real change” as he seeks toBut possible future leaders including Dame Priti Patel, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman and James Cleverly all attracted the spotlight with punchy policy interventions.
MPs are openly speculating on who might replace Mr Sunak if he loses a general election next year and is forced to step down as Conservative leader. Speaking to activists, the Prime Minister insisted the Tories were not doomed despite polls showing they are on track for a landslide election defeat. He told party members: “The difference with Labour could not be more stark. Unprincipled, flip flopping, no conviction and British people are going to start to see through that.
“They are going see the alternative that we offer. They’re going to see that we are the party that is going to deliver real change because we want to change our country for the better.” Mr Sunak insisted he was pleased with the public response to his recent decision to delay some environmental targets, saying: “We can’t be dominated in this debate by people on the extremes who just think that you should do this at absolutely any cost for people, ordinary people.” But in a BBC interview, he dodged questions over his stance on HS2 rail, tax cuts and his own personal wealth.
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