Tories know the scale of their challengepublished at 14:40 BST 8 October
Harry Farley
Political correspondent, at the conference

Conservative shadow ministers and MPs I've been speaking to seem relatively happy with how this conference has gone.
Yes, Robert Jenrick has been ubiquitous giving speeches at events, dominating headlines with his comments about Handsworth, and being the main attraction at many of the evening drinks parties.
But open challenges to Kemi Badenoch's leadership are on hold – for now.
There's no illusion here about the scale of the challenge facing the party. Next May's local and national elections remain a danger point for Badenoch if the party's current polling translates into disastrous results.
But they leave feeling they have an argument to make; matching Reform UK's immigration policies while trying to shift the discussion on to the economy.
The biggest question is whether the Conservatives can rebuild trust that they will deliver what they say.
That is a much harder – and much longer – project. Even Badenoch's allies question whether that's possible to fend off the existential threat from Reform UK.