Watch: Conservative Party leadership candidates appeal to members on final day of conference
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Watch again as the Conservative Party's leadership contest candidates spoke to members on the final day of the party conference on Wednesday, 2 October.
Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, and Kemi Badenoch delivered speeches in Birmingham in their final chance to address delegates in their race to be Rishi Sunak’s successor.
Mr Jenrick, the frontrunner in the contest, used his speech to call for a “new Conservative Party” if it wants to “tackle the immense challenges” it faces.
The Newark MP's speech came a day after he suffered a backlash from his rivals for claiming that UK special forces were “killing rather than capturing” terrorists.
Mr Tugendhat set out his plans for a “new Conservative revolution” in areas such as the economy and housing, while Ms Badenoch focused on economic policy and pitched that the Tories “have to be the party of wealth creation”.
Mr Cleverly told members to be “enthusiastic” and “optimistic”, and that they will win back the electorate by being “professional”.
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