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Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations
Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith is to outline his plans for the UK economy, including hopes to cut taxes, red tape and house-building costs.
Griffith and his colleagues will use day two of the party's conference in Birmingham to also explain how they would want to reduce food costs, support Heathrow Airport expansion and abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency.
Another prospective policy is replacing agreements designed to compel developers to fund community projects and services in areas they want to build.
Griffith will describe his approach as the "most ambitious deregulation project in a generation". Reform UK suggested the Tories were "copying our policies".
Griffith's speech comes after Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch published a 100-page document, external explaining her guiding principles and how her party would act should it return to government by winning the next general election.
Following their historic defeat in the 2024 general election, the Conservatives have been trying to rebuild and convince voters that they can be trusted again.
The Tories have faced repeated attacks from their opponents for their record in government, including on the economy, between 2010 and 2024.
Griffith is expected to say: "No-one else is coming to save our 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."
He will accuse Prime Minister Andy Burnham of wanting to pursue a "socialist fever dream of the 1970s", adding the Tories want to deliver "cheaper homes, lower taxes, and less red tape".
Chancellor John Healey last week said all promises the government made would be "built on the rock of fiscal discipline" and the Budget on 28 October would "give families and businesses a bit of breathing space".