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At the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith unveiled plans aimed at deregulating the economy and reducing state intervention. The proposals include cutting Net Zero regulations, abolishing environmental agencies like the Environment Agency and Natural England, and simplifying tax laws to stimulate economic growth. Griffith claims these measures could lower house prices by up to £50,000 and remove a £1.5 billion packaging levy imposed by Labour's proposed "grocery tax." The speech is framed as a response to Labour leader Andy Burnham's policies, which are described as a return to 1970s socialism.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In September 2024, Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, addressed her party's annual conference in Birmingham, aiming to reshape perceptions following their worst-ever electoral defeat. She unveiled a 95-page document titled "The Right Way," designed to outline conservative principles and prepare for future governance. Badenoch emphasized that this new approach marked a departure from past failures and positioned the Conservatives as a fresh entity different from Labour under Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who had recently won a significant victory. She characterized herself as an "old-school Conservative" focused on common sense policies like tightening welfare and expanding prisons, asserting these would not revert to the party's previous "nasty party" image but rather reflect timeless conservative values. To bolster her message, she drew parallels with Margaret Thatcher’s seminal work from 1976, suggesting that establishing solid foundations would lead to long-term success akin to Thatcher's historic tenure.
Written for “Tories Conference Pledges” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 17 other(s) covering the same event.
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Leaning: leans right for article 56869 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-10-05
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The Tories will declare war on Britain's big state today with vows to slash Net Zero, axe quangos and simplify tax.
asserted
Tories → declare → tax
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith is unveiling 'the biggest deregulation project in a generation' to kickstart the sluggish economy and cut prices.
asserted
Griffith → unveil → prices
The bold Thatcherite platform is being billed as the answer to Andy Burnham's 'socialist fever dream of the 1970s'.
asserted
platform → bill → 1970s
Kemi Badenoch has warned Tories at their conference in Birmingham that they must be ready for the PM to trigger a snap election.
She is trying to build on a fledgling revival for the party, with Reform seemingly struggling to maintain momentum.
asserted
Reform → warn → momentum
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith is unveiling 'the biggest deregulation project in a generation' to kickstart the sluggish economy and cut prices
Kemi Badenoch has warned Tories at their conference in Birmingham that they must be ready for the PM to trigger a snap election
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PM → unveil → election
Mrs Badenoch has promised to emulate 1980s Conservative doyenne Margaret Thatcher by returning to government on right-wing principles - saying the lack of a fundamental world-view has meant Britain being buffeted by events.
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Britain → promise → events
In his address to the party later, Mr Griffith will argue that cutting red tape and environmental rules could cut the price of a new house by up to £50,000.
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cutting → argue → 50,000
The proposals include abolishing the Environment Agency and Natural England to help streamline regulations acting as 'a drag anchor on our economy'.
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proposals → include → economy
Labour's new 'grocery tax' on packaging would also be ditched, removing a £1.5billion levy on business and consumers.
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tax → ditch → business
The Conservatives will also formally throw their weight behind plans for a third runway at Heathrow, which have been cast into doubt yet again after Mr Burnham defied his own Chancellor by refusing to back them.
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Burnham → throw → them
Mr Griffith will tell party activists: 'No one else is coming to save our economy.
'
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one → tell → economy
Only we can inject reality, tell the hard truths and make this a country we are proud to hand on to the next generation.
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we → inject → generation
'Our task just got bigger.
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task → get → ?
We face a Prime Minister that wants to return Britain to an imagined past.
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that → face → past
This will be the most ambitious deregulation project in a generation.'
The bold Thatcherite platform is being billed as the answer to Andy Burnham's 'socialist fever dream of the 1970s'
Mrs Badenoch is trying to build on a fledgling revival for the party, with Reform seemingly struggling to maintain momentum
asserted
Reform → bill → momentum
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