Conservative Party Conference

The Conservative Party Conference (CPC) is a four-day national conference event held by the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. It takes place every year around October during the British party conference season when the House of Commons is in recess.

The event consists of fringe events, receptions and speeches which gives Conservative party members, the press and the public a chance to learn about the party's ideas and policies for the year ahead. The focal event is the leaders speech which is given by the incumbent Leader of the Conservative Party at the end of conference. In some special circumstances the leader will make a speech at the opening of conference, most recently at the Conservative Party Conference, 2016 in Birmingham prime minister Theresa May addressed the opening day of the conference in the Global Britain:Making a success of Brexit. An exhibition area is also featured every year allowing businesses, organisations and Conservative Party affiliated organisations to promote their brands and messages from an exhibition stand throughout the conference period.

The Chairman of the Conservative Party Conference is always the current President of the National Conservative Convention, the parliament of the Voluntary Party. The National Convention meets twice a year—its Annual General Meeting is usually held at Spring Forum, with another meeting usually held at the Party Conference.

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