richard walker. former cabinet minister andrea leadsom. and the bbc s deputy political editor, vicki young. the chancellors day began like this. this 45p rate was simply a distraction in our mission to achieve higher growth. a u turn on the scrapping the 45p top rate of tax a policy he d announced in his mini budgetjust 10 days ago. now, in a little under 15 minnutes he ll be addressing the party faithful to persuade them that he is the man to be trusted with the economy through turbulent times. welcome to politics live in birmingham. andrea led some, after the market turmoil following the mini budget on the 23rd of september by kwasi kwarteng, and then the dramatic u turn overnight and this morning, on a central plank of that budget, and the economic perspectives of the government, how damaged is kwasi kwarteng s authority? i damaged is kwasi kwarteng s authori ? ~ ., , authority? i think it was really important authority? i think it was really important that author
of the public will accept a new - of the public will accept a new direction of the public will accept a new direction that is really starting to show direction that is really starting to show impact. we direction that is really starting to show impact- direction that is really starting to show impact. direction that is really starting to show im act. ~ ., ., ~ ., ., show impact. we will look at that in a minute, because show impact. we will look at that in a minute, because we show impact. we will look at that in a minute, because we are show impact. we will look at that in a minute, because we are going - show impact. we will look at that in a minute, because we are going to l a minute, because we are going to hearfrom kwasi kwarteng in a few minutes time. this global growth, the sort of reforms that we are discussing here, is that what is going to make businessmen like you invest in the economy? businessmen and women. invest in the economy? businessmen and women. yes.