On Sunday, in his capacity as interim Party Chairman, Richard opened the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
Addressing the membership, Richard said he was “profoundly sorry” for the election loss and that the parliamentary Party “needs to learn and has to change”. In his speech he announced details of a review into the general election and how he has reached out to Lord Daniel Hannan and the The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt to help rebuild the Party.
Richard outlined how the leadership contest would feature prominently throughout the four days of conference, with the opportunity for members to see the leadership candidates at many different types of event throughout the conference, and that members would be put back at the heart of conference with the return of member debates.
You can watch Richard's opening speech at https://www.youtube.com/live/n2TYcPOEUw0?si=vbvaC0hYYWF178-N from 27 minutes in.
Other videos from Conference, including the leadership candidate speeches and Q&A sessions with Christopher Hope, can be watched at https://www.youtube.com/@Conservatives/streams
During the conference, Richard appeared on Chopper's Political Podcast, which can be listened to at https://youtu.be/kTgQkw5GO5E?si=2ukqEe0idcn5kxN9 where he talks about the conference and the leadership timetable and ahead of the conference he appeared on BBC Look East, which can be wached at https://youtu.be/kk-un9wFeBE?si=Cfre8CkngLJOGr5E.
