
Tories need to ‘hold our nerve’ amid dire polls, says Mel Stride
06 Oct 2025
• 14 min
• EN
Today, Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride has promised that the Conservatives would slash £47 billion from public spending as the party continues to battle dire poll ratings, with some surveys putting them in fourth place. Speaking at the Tory Party Conference in Manchester, he outlined a “radical plan to rebuild our economy”. The Standard’s Chief Political Correspondent Rachael Burford is here with the latest. And in part two, The Standard’s Celebrity Correspondent Tina Campbell joins us to discuss the 40th anniversary of Les Miserables - the world’s longest running musical - which is on stage at London’s Sondheim theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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