Margaret Thatcher Conference dominates media coverage

Speakers and panels at the Margaret Thatcher Conference have dominated the papers and airwaves, including a front page Telegraph story ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech to the conference dinner.

  • Education Secretary Gillian Keegan’s opening keynote speech to the conference was covered by the Sunday Telegraph, the Telegraph, the Daily Mail
  • Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, sat down for an ‘In Conversation’ with US pollster Frank Luntz, chaired by CPS Director Robert Colvile. Their comments were reported by the Telegraph (Penny’s comments), the Telegraph (Frank’s comments), the Independent, Sky News, and BBC’s Newsnight.
  • Chancellor Jeremy Hunt spoke at the conference’s gala dinner, with comments reported by the Daily Mail, The Times, the Financial Times, the Independent, and LBC.
  • A panel on economic opportunity featured in City A.M. and The Spectator.

As well as coverage of the event as a whole from the Telegraph and the Daily Express.

Date Added: Monday 12th June 2023