Jul 17, 2026 – 1.09pmIts rallying cry is to “Save Britain. Save the West”. To succeed, though, the Conservative Political Action Committee conference is going to need more than the few hundred hardy souls who ventured to an east London hotel function room on Thursday. It’s a pale comparison to the buzz of CPAC’s American conference, which can make or break Republican candidates.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Andrew TillettEurope correspondentAndrew Tillett is The Australian Financial Review’s correspondent for Europe, based in London. He was formerly foreign affairs and defence correspondent based in Canberra.Fetching latest articles