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YOURS for GBP10,000: a table for ten "prominently positioned" at the front of the hall near Chancellor George Osborne, with exclusive access to the VIP lounge. The Conservative party conference business dinner in Birmingham this Tuesday night is big business indeed. Out of power for 14 long years, the Tories can finally begin to reap the rewards of being where it's at. The dinner, open to lobbyists and businesses, is sold out.
One new minister reflects: "If you think about it, it's been 20 years since we had a conference like this. Even in the 90s, when we were in power, it was like being in opposition. There's going to be an element this week of it being a celebration". When David Cameron takes to the stage at 2.30pm on Wednesday afternoon to make the first prime ministerial address at a Conservative conference since 1996, the standing ovation will be massive and prolonged.See the full content of this document
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Yet if the Tories this week provide the pomp, it is unlikely they will match Labour for drama. Last week's chaotic Labour conference, which witnessed the election of Ed Miliband and the resignation from frontline politics of his brother David, gripped not just the UK, but the wider political world as well. Miliband marked his first conference in charge with an understandably nerv...
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