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Sir Mel Stride is expected to say in his speech to the party's conference in Manchester that there is "no more pretending we can keep spending money we simply do not have".

It is far from unusual to see tributes to Margaret Thatcher at Conservative party conferences.

Skinner hit the headlines before the series had even started, after walking out of a press conference early - something he later apologised for.

As her party's conference kicks off in Manchester, Badenoch is facing questions about her first year as leader which has seen the party perform poorly in the polls and in local elections.

The union will consider an endorsement at a future conference, said Matthew Maldonado, executive director for District Council 36, which represents 25,000 workers in Southern California.