Rishi Sunak has officially made his last ever conference speech as the leader of the Conservative Party. The party’s annual gathering usually has those at the top leading the whole event, but the former PM – who is still leader until November – has taken the almost unprecedented step of not speaking from the main stage at all this year.

Rishi Sunak's final conference speech was a mixture of sombre, reflective, thankful and optimistic, as members now look to picking his replacement.

Britain's interim Leader of the Opposition Rishi Sunak has used his final address as Conservative Party chief to call on his colleagues to stop squabbling and unite behind his successor

Leadership candidates Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat will all have an opportunity to address the conference.

Under the existing Tory leadership timetable a new leader will be announced on November 2 - three days after Rachel Reeves delivers Labour's first Budget in over 14 years

Rishi Sunak has urged the Conservative Party to unite behind whoever wins the contest to replace him as leader. In a speech at the party's conference in Birmingham, Sunak said: "We must end the division,

Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has urged the Conservative Party to cease its infighting, in his final address to Tory members before he stands down as leader. Mr Sunak, who oversaw the Conservatives’ worst election loss in living memory during the summer,