Conservative Conference: Sunak rebukes MP who said he wanted to dismantle supermarket supply chains | Policy

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good morning. Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is the keynote speaker at this morning’s Conservative Party conference, and he did the morning interview before the speech, which he appeared to be rehearsing last night.

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October 3, 2021

In one of his early interviews, Sunak rebuked Conservative Party member Chris Lauder, who said at a fringe meeting yesterday that he hoped the current shortage of heavy-duty truck drivers could unravel supermarket supply chains. Snack was able to stress that abandoning the supply chains that most of us rely on to shop is not a conservative party policy. Asked about Lauder’s comment, Sunak said:

I don’t think anyone would say that there is a positive side to people with supply chain challenges and not being able to get what they want when they want it. Nobody wants to see that.

What we have said more broadly is that one of our desires over time is to transform ourselves into an economy with higher salaries, higher skills, and a more productive economy.

Sunak was also asked about the revelations of the leaked Pandora papers, which were detailed by The Guardian. He said His Majesty Revenue and Customs will look into what was disclosed.

I’ve seen this stuff overnight too, and it’s always hard for me to comment on specifically since it just came out, and of course HMRC will look into these to see if there’s anything we can learn.

The Conservative Party overnight left behind an announcement from Sunak’s speech. He will say the government will spend another £500m over the next few years to extend various employment programmes. Here is our preview.

I will be posting more of Sunak’s interview soon.

Here is today’s agenda.

9.10 am: Lord Frost gives a speech.

9.20 a.m.: Interview with Steve Barclay, Cabinet Office Minister, on stage.

10.20 a.m.: Kwasi Quarting, business secretary, at a podium conversation by Ben Huchen, Mayor of Tees Valley.

11.20 a.m.: Brandon Lewis, Secretary of Northern Ireland, has a podium conversation with Arlene Foster, former First Minister of Northern Ireland.

11.50 a.m.: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor gives a speech.

Lunchtime: George Eustice, Minister for the Environment, Sir Geoffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Neil O’Brien, Minister of Compromise, and Oliver Dowden, co-chair of the Conservative Party, were among the Conservative Party members speaking at fringe events.

2 p.m.: Michael Gove, settlement secretary, delivers a speech.

2.50 p.m.: Therese Coffey, Secretary for Work and Pensions, participates in a panel discussion.

3.50 pm: Nadim Al-Zahawi, Minister of Education, gives a speech.

4.40 p.m.: Interview with Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps onstage.

5.40pm: Interview with Jacob Rees-Mogg, Leader of the House of Commons, on stage.

Afternoon: Gove, former Brexit secretary Steve Baker, and Ben Huchen, mayor of Tees Valley, were among the Conservatives speaking at fringe events.

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