today. it s wednesday, the 5th of october. the prime minister will attempt to get her own party on side today as she makes her keynote speech at the conservative conference. liz tru55 is expected to insist that her economic plans will be worth what she ll call the disruption they cause. the event in birmingham has seen a dramatic u turn, policy changes and threatened rebellions, as our political correspondent ione wells reports. how s it going? very well. - the chancellor laughs. but it couldn t be further from the truth. the hard hats on a visit here in birmingham couldn t shield the prime minister and chancellor from a bruising few days at their party conference. liz truss plans to use her set piece speech today to explain why the disruption caused by her economic policies will be worth it. she will argue everyone will benefit from economic growth she thinks her tax cuts will bring.
of a regulator, if you like, announced on friday? the imf is kind of a regulator, if you like, or - announced on friday? the imf is kind of a regulator, if you like, or an - of a regulator, if you like, or an overseerfor of a regulator, if you like, or an overseer for economies around the globe. we are mostly used to seeing them intervening in developing economies where finances are more delicate, where the government is more precarious, if you like and while they do comment on economies like the uk and have done indeed only about five or six years ago, there is certainly an element of surprise here. the imf is there to step in when needed to help shore up economies, it did happen with the uk in the 19705. its economie5, it did happen with the uk in the 19705. its role as an international body is there to provide the kind of overarching view that you might not get from individual governments and provide something that gives them a degree of stability if that s needed during times of
at the same time as attractive tax packages to make sure there is more investment in more growth investment and more growth in the economy. john redwood. well, let s speak to our political correspondent, jonathan blake, he joins us from the labour party conference in liverpool. it is the last day of the conference. hello. the labour leader keir starmer has been reacting to the statement from the international monetary fund. what has he had to say? he monetary fund. what has he had to sa ? . , monetary fund. what has he had to sa ? ., , ., , , monetary fund. what has he had to sa? , , say? he has of course been reacting, ust to say? he has of course been reacting, just to remind say? he has of course been reacting, just to remind people say? he has of course been reacting, just to remind people what say? he has of course been reacting, just to remind people what the - just to remind people what the international monetary fund is, which bailed out the british government back in t
don t want to dialogue with the international monetary fund. we have had attack5 international monetary fund. we have had attacks on the orthodoxy of the treasury and the money markets from people around the liz tru55 campaign. from labour s point of view, where they are pointing the finger, though, is at the new british government, the liz tru55 government. they are effectively 5aying, sure, there are external pre55ure5, 5aying, sure, there are external pressures, cost 5aying, sure, there are external pre55ure5, cost of 5aying, sure, there are external pressures, cost of living cri5i5 fuelled in ukraine and russia s action5 fuelled in ukraine and russia s actions but they say the government is shooting itself in both feet. this, unlike otherfluctuation5 in this, unlike other fluctuations in the market, is a self inflicted wound the market, is a self inflicted wound. these were the deliberate decisions wound. these were the deliberate decisions of the government on friday decisio