paul brandon reports for a party which is ousted 2 of its own prime ministers in the past year. there was a remarkable veneer of camaraderie for the arrival of p. m. number 3 at party headquarters in london. just 7 weeks after being beaten in the previous leadership contest, ritchie soon ack emerged unopposed, of the conservative parties chosen won't. he won't officially become prime minister until asked by king charles in the coming days. so soon, aca limited himself to a brief tv statement of acceptance. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. mr. lucky during the final hours of haggling and campaigning, the momentum of soon acts, campaign became unstoppable while than half the parliamentary party declaring their support for him. in the end, only he reached the required threshold of $100.00 nominations from fellow conservative em piece. i can confirm that we have received wall valid, horace johnson's dec

paul brandon reports from birmingham. yeah. as honeymoon periods go, this has to be one of the shortest in political history. less than a month since this trust took over the u. k. new conservative prime minister, a government's controversial tax and borrowing plans. mean, the conservative party conference is literally besieged by critics. from the p. m. and admission. i. d, stand by the package we announced. and i stand by the, by the fact that we announced it quickly because we had to act by do accept, we should have laid the ground better than right. do you accept that you accept the economic strategy of trust and her chancellor is intended to dramatically boost growth? the plan to give tax cuts to the rich funded by billions of pounds of government borrowing, sent the currency and bond markets into turmoil last week. and members of trust as own parliamentary party are threatening to vote against it. people need to feel and need to see. ah that, ah, when we are making the case for tax cuts, the people who benefit 1st are tho

how serious paul brandon is there? you heard what conservative party members had to say, paul is less trust going to give them what they want i think is going to be a very tall order. frankly fall is trust and i have said expectations are particularly low at this time around this annual conference normally are coming together of the party, a showcase of the parties achievement. and especially given the fact that she's only just a month in the job of prime minister, you expected a certain amount of unity in celebration. we've had none of that and we're expecting to hell is trust any minute now, in a very short speech, somewhere around 25 minutes, it's expected to be much shorter than the normal prime minister's speech. and as i say, expectations so low that if she manages mediocre, that would probably be regarded as a triumph. we know basically what she's going to say. she's going to pursue her agenda of growth and economic growth. and, but she's also going to give her not to the fact that the has been so much turmoil an

as paul brandon reports mistake, nate is provoking frustration and anger among voters. whether you want antique, so anchovies farm produced or framed pictures, weekends at saint george's market in belfast, spring together. the broadest of spectrum's with a bit of music thrown in for good measure. ah, the traders have adapted to post breakfast regulations. there's no shortage. you have to meet so continental cheeses here. what there is a shortage of is political consensus. and the vote is patience is wearing thin. we need to 1st minister for all the never, never land stuff has to go away. and then we just keep moving forward with 25 years . if you try to get him in everybody's set of the nonsense of a storm and we just want a government that governs the stalemate, is about the northern ireland protocol which governs the movement of producing goods from mainland u. k. the northern ireland. after breakfast unionist d u p. party want the protocols scrapped because it says it on mind. northern island linked to the rest of the u. k. parties effectively blocking the entire dev

here with us is brandon -- , a former top aide to paul ryan and john boehner. also cnn political commentator ashley allison, and chief political correspondent dana bash. what a, panel collateral here tonight. >> guys, thank you for being here tonight. okay, should we play something from the value means marco rubio? >> yes,. >> they go right into it, and talked about abortion. >> i am 100 dissent pro-life, not because i want to deny anyone the right, but i believe that innocent human life is where the other protection of our laws. that said, every bill i've ever wanted on abortion, every bill ever voted on has exceptions. every one of them does. because that's what can pass. and that's what the majority of people explore. the stream us on abortion in this campaign is congresswoman demings. she supports no restrictions, no limitations on any side. >> senator, all gullibility think florida voters are? number one, you have been clear that you support no exceptions. even including rape and incest. now, as a police detective that investigated cases of rape and incest

brandon to the stage for a first session. good morning. thank you, everybody. thank you, paul, very much. before i begin, i have to say how grateful i am to this association for the historic expansion of its reach, not just within washington, d.c., but within the united states and globally. i think if you think back to the last time we had one of these symposia right here in person, followed by kevin, even jacqueline kennedy would have been shocked at just how far her association has reached. people all over the world, regardless of whether they will ever have a chance to see the white house. since 2017, i've driven 4 hours from my home in durham, north carolina, to attend these events book lectures and many other events at the associate session. and i can tell you two things. first, i've never been disappointed in my expectations of what this group, the association, can deliver. and whenever i drive back to north carolina on i-95, thinking about all the interactions that i have with people who love history, the way you do and people who interact with the association and support it. day i