
The Chief Minister is in Manchester hoping to gauge the ‘mood music’ at the Conservative Party Conference.
It opened this lunchtime (Monday) with Chancellor George Osborne delivering a keynote speech on economic policy, including reforms to the benefits system.
Allan Bell says apart from one-to-one meetings, it’s important to assess how politicians view the Island.

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