Two candidates for the Tory leadership are to set out their stall on the main stage of the Tory conference, as former prime minister Liz Truss also makes her headline appearance.
Tom Tugendhat and Kemi Badenoch will face questions from party members in Birmingham, while Ms Truss is expected at a fringe in-conversation event on the second day of the four-day gathering.
The Conservatives‘ last conference in Birmingham in 2022 was dominated by Tory infighting over Ms Truss’s ill-fated mini budget.
The contest to replace Rishi Sunak as leader has taken centre stage at the party’s first conference since their general election defeat.
James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick, the other two candidates, will face questions on Tuesday, before all four contenders make speeches on Wednesday before the close of the conference.
All four candidates spoke at a reception for the Conservative Friends of Israel on Sunday evening, setting out their support for the nation.