{"id":2566,"date":"2024-09-29T17:51:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T17:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/stop-squabbling-sunak-urges-tories-in-final-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T17:51:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T17:51:15","slug":"stop-squabbling-sunak-urges-tories-in-final-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/stop-squabbling-sunak-urges-tories-in-final-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop squabbling, Sunak urges Tories in final speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stop squabbling, Sunak urges Tories in final speech<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1b5y2ub-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-xk88ze-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source 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e8mq1e98\"><span class=\"ssrcss-15fq616-IconContainer e8mq1e94\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"ssrcss-xi5oyi-StyledIcon e161cein1\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12.3 11c0 2.1 1.7 3.7 3.7 3.7s3.7-1.7 3.7-3.7-1.6-3.7-3.7-3.7S12.3 9 12.3 11m2.9 20c-3-4.4-5.6-8.5-7.3-12.1-1.5-3-2.1-5.6-2.1-7.9C5.7 5.5 10.1 1 16 1s10.3 4.6 10.3 10c0 2.3-.7 4.9-2.1 7.9-1.7 3.6-4.3 7.7-7.3 12.1z\" \/><\/svg><\/span>Birmingham<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1bhyidw-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-aev3hv-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">Joe Pike<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">Political correspondent<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1p5zx6c-Container e8mq1e914\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10jchsn-Text-TextItalic e8mq1e97\"><strong>Reporting from<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-rn7xsk-Text-LocationText e8mq1e98\"><span class=\"ssrcss-15fq616-IconContainer e8mq1e94\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"ssrcss-xi5oyi-StyledIcon e161cein1\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12.3 11c0 2.1 1.7 3.7 3.7 3.7s3.7-1.7 3.7-3.7-1.6-3.7-3.7-3.7S12.3 9 12.3 11m2.9 20c-3-4.4-5.6-8.5-7.3-12.1-1.5-3-2.1-5.6-2.1-7.9C5.7 5.5 10.1 1 16 1s10.3 4.6 10.3 10c0 2.3-.7 4.9-2.1 7.9-1.7 3.6-4.3 7.7-7.3 12.1z\" \/><\/svg><\/span>Birmingham<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-14afken-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-09-29T17:49:30.068Z\">1 minute ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rishi Sunak has urged the Conservative Party to unite behind whoever wins the contest to replace him as leader.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a speech at the party&#8217;s conference in Birmingham, Sunak said: &#8220;We must end the division, the backbiting, the squabbling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We mustn\u2019t nurse old grudges but build new friendships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a break with tradition, Sunak will not be delivering a big end of conference speech to the party faithful on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said he did not want to be a &#8220;distraction&#8221; to the four MPs vying to replace him as leader, who will each give a 20 minute speech on Wednesday morning instead. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Party members queued for more than an hour to get into Birmingham\u2019s Symphony Hall, which was transformed from a classical music venue to something more like a nightclub for Sunak&#8217;s farewell speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The lights were dimmed and two blue neon Conservative logos hung from the ceiling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former members of Sunak\u2019s Downing Street operation watched on as their old 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