Party conference will be more upbeat than last year, Tories say – but that’s not the whole story

October 4, 2026 · 6:00 am 1 sources

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• Party conference will be more upbeat than last year, Tories say – but that’s not the whole story
  The Guardian · October 4, 2026 06:00
  The mood is better but ‘overhyped’, says one Conservative MP as party remains a distant third in polls The forthcoming Conservative conference will be, almost everyone in the party agrees, notably more upbeat and unified than last year. There is a similar consensus that Kemi Badenoch is doing well…