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