Get our daily email briefing straight to your inbox Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailThe Conservative Party has cancelled its annual conference. The gathering, which was due to be held in Birmingham, has been axed in favour of a "virtual event". The annual event had been due to take place in Birmingham in October but Tory co-chairman Amanda Milling said "most of" the event would now be moved online. Labour and the Liberal Democrats cancelled their annual gatherings earlier in the pandemic. In a letter to members she said: "Party conference is a highlight of the political calendar and we know many people will be disappointed if they can't attend conference in person.

Source: Daily Mirror July 07, 2020 13:11 UTC