The conference offers a flailing leader, Trumpite policies and rivals jockeying for position. It is comical, but also worrying, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

As Kemi Badenoch faces a make-or-break gathering her biggest challenge will be to make herself appear relevant

Tory leader will need a barnstorming conference performance to quell fears that her party is slipping into irrelevance

If Kemi Badenoch wonders why her party conference looks and feels like a sideshow, perhaps she should reflect on the Conservatives’ 14 years in power, says Guardian columnist…

The conference offers a flailing leader, Trumpite policies and rivals jockeying for position. It is comical, but also worrying, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The audience cheered and clapped to convince themselves the whole thing hadn’t been a waste of time

After the Tories looked dead and buried in Manchester and Jenrick looked ready to take over as leader, Kemi Badenoch produced a speech which has breathed life into her party and…