Earlier, Liz Truss spoke out against what she called the "anti-growth coalition" in her conference speech.

She said the group, including opposition parties, trade unions and environmentalists, were "peddling the same old answers": more taxes, regulation and meddling.

Laura, a member of the Salisbury association attending her first conference, says she thought the speech was "brilliant".

She adds that it was nice to "see her plan laid out a bit more" and what different members of the cabinet are hoping to achieve.

She says she would have liked to hear more about Ms Truss's policies for the NHS, but adds "I know that will come".

"She's laid out her plan, now I want to see the proof in the pudding really," she says.

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has had his say on the speech too, accusing the Tories of refusing to "abandon their kamikaze budget that crashed the economy".

Writing on Twitter, he says "people across Britain are worried about rising bills, rising mortgages, rising costs".

In what seems to be a response to Liz Truss's claims Labour form part of an "anti-growth coalition" hamstringing the economy, Starmer says Labour would do things differently "because we know real growth comes from working people".

There's been no shortage of reaction to Liz Truss's choice of entrance music ahead of her big speech.

The tune in question - Moving on Up by 90s chart-toppers M People - contains the lyric "nothin' can stop me".

But Labour's Emily Thornberry points out there are other lines to focus on, too.

Writing on Twitter, external, the shadow attorney general highlights the words: "You broke my heart, there's no way back. Move right out of here, baby, go on pack your bags."

Paul Glynn
Entertainment & arts reporter

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Social media was set alight with cheeky suggestions earlier, when it was revealed by the BBC's political editor Chris Mason that PM Liz Truss was set to walk out on stage to the sound of a "90s classic".

The tune turned out to be Moving on Up, external - M People's number two hit from 1993.

Mike Pickering, who founded the band and co-wrote the song, tweeted to say he was "so sad it got used by this shower of a government".

Pickering told the BBC he did not know why the tune was used, as he was known to be "anti-Tory" online.

Those inside the conference seemed to enjoy it though, as did one Labour councillor with a special interest.

Namely, James Small-Edwards - the son of M People singer Heather Small and councillor for Bayswater, in Westminster, west London.

He tweeted, external it was an "apt choice" as he feels the current government will soon be "moving on out" of Downing Street, as per the second line of the chorus to the break-up anthem.

See what he did there?

"Amazing” - that is party member Maureen’s verdict on Liz Truss’s speech.

“It was genuine and from the heart.”

She adds that she had been standing in the queue to get into the speech with the protestors (although she didn’t know they were protestors at the time).

“We were chatting, but looking back I realise they weren’t very forthcoming about where they were from.”

Zack, another Conservative member, says the speech engaged people in the hall. “Hopefully it did with the audience watching at home too,” he adds.

It's also a thumbs up from another party member, Anna-Maria Galojan, who adds that the address contained “a lot of common sense”.

She says it was important for her to hear Ms Truss's pitch on the economy, a topic that "worries all of us” right now.

She adds that the party has had a "difficult couple of months," but adds: "I think the general mood is that it’s time for unity".

Here's a little more reaction from Tories who were just listening to the PM's speech.

"Brilliant, 10/10,” says Nick Simon.

“She surprised me. I think she surprised everyone by how good she was.

“Very calm very funny, very likeable.”

He says with Truss “what you see is what you get”, adding that he found former leader David Cameron “a little bit fake”.

His favourite part of the speech, he adds, was the support for Ukraine, saying her stance "reflects really well on Britain".

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Prime Minister Liz Truss's speech went on for more than half an hour - slightly longer than we expected.

Here's a short round-up of what we learned from her conference address.

• She defended her focus on cutting taxes to generate "growth, growth, growth"
• But Truss also acknowledged her U-turn on abolishing the 45p upper rate of income tax, reiterating that "I get it and I have listened" and insisting she and her chancellor are in "lockstep"
• The prime minister told delegates the remaining tax cuts - affecting stamp duty, national insurance and corporation tax - would help Britain break out of what she described as a "high-tax, low-growth" cycle
• Signalling upheaval to come, the PM said “whenever there is change, there is disruption" - adding that not everyone would be in favour of her plans, but that everyone would benefit
• The prime minister also told the conference that government needed to "step up" to face the challenges of a new era - including the war in Ukraine, the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and a global economic crisis
• Truss hit out at what she called the "anti-growth coalition" - compromising a variety of her political rivals - and said she had the vision to see the country through tough times
• The speech was briefly interrupted by Greenpeace protesters - opposed to the government's support for fracking

Party member Heather says she was “pleasantly surprised” by Liz Truss's speech - delivered a short while ago at the Tory conference.

“It was a lot better than some were expecting," she comments.

"Her delivery has been criticised in the past, but today she was calm and composed, particularly during the interruption."

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As we've been reporting, Liz Truss was briefly interrupted in her speech by a pair of demonstrators from Greenpeace - who were then escorted out.

Health Secretary Therese Coffey has praised her boss for her handling the situation.

"Liz got on with it," she tells the BBC's Politics Live programme.

"She showed her resolve."

The protestors thrown out of the Conservative Party conference for disrupting Liz Truss's speech both work in public affairs for Greenpeace.

Ami McCarthy and Rebecca Newsom told the PA news agency they were "holding the government to account" over its promises on cutting carbon emissions to reach net zero.

They were ejected from the venue by security.

Nick Eardley
Chief political correspondent

This speech was a collection of the prime minister's greatest hits from the past few weeks.

There was no new policy - no rabbit out the hat.

Instead, after the turmoil of the past few days, the prime minister focused on selling her economic vision and persuading people it would work.

There was an acknowledgement that there will be more disruption to come - although no detail of what it might look like.

There was a message to those worried about the economy. The PM said: "We have your back".

After a ropey few days for the government, the speech went down pretty well in the hall (aside from a few awkward moments where the audience wasn't sure whether to clap or not). You would expect that in front of the home crowd.

But it's worth remembering many Tory members are enthusiastic of Truss's vision of a smaller state, lower taxes and less regulation.

The big question now is whether the public will buy into the plan. And whether the prime minister's assurances are enough to keep her rebellious backbenchers on side.

Here's the moment Liz Truss was interrupted by protesters during her speech.

The demonstrators unfurled a Greenpeace banner, in an apparent protest against the government's actions on fracking and the environment.

In her closing comments before walking off the stage Liz Truss says: "We must stay the course.

"We are the only party with a clear plan to get Britain moving.

"We are the only party with the determination to deliver.

"Together we can unleash the full potential of our great country.

"That is how we will build a new Britain for a new era."

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Truss says the government will build roads, rail and energy quicker and "be proudly pro-growth, pro-aspiration and pro-enterprise".

"That is how we will forge ahead on our long term path to national success," she adds.

The PM says it is a difficult but necessary mission.

"I'm ready to take the hard choices, you can trust me to do what it takes. The status quo is not an option."

Continuing her broadside at her political opponents, Truss says the "anti-growth coalition" are "enemies of enterprise" who don't face the "same challenges as normal working people" and don't understand the "frustration and challenges of normal working people - to see your road blocked by protesters or your trains off due to a strike. Their friends on the hard-left tend to be the ones behind the disruption."

The "anti-growth coalition" think people who "stick themselves to roads and trains and buildings are heroes", Truss says.

"The real heroes are the people who go out to work, take responsibility, and aspire to a better life for themselves and their families."

Liz Truss criticises the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, saying he wants to tax energy companies.

She says her opponent has no vision for the UK and only has a "sticking plaster solution" which would only last a few months.

Next in the crosshairs are the Welsh and Scottish first ministers.

"Mark Drakeford In Wales is cancelling road-building projects and refusing to build the M4 relief road," Truss says.

"Nicola Sturgeon won't build new nuclear power stations to solve the energy crisis in Scotland."

She adds: "Have these people ever seen a tax rise they don't like? They don't understand aspiration and they are prepared to leave our towns and cities facing decline."

Truss says free democracies need strong economies and she will " allow not the anti-growth coalition to hold us back".

The PM says this is made up of "Labour, the Lib Dems, the SNP, the militant unions, the vested interested dressed up as think talks, the talking heads, the Brexit deniers, Extinction Rebellion and some of the people we had in the hall earlier" - referencing the environmental protesters who appeared the start of her speech.

Truss says these groups prefer demonstrating to "taking tough decisions", and that they "dismiss anyone challenging the status quo" after travelling from "north London townhouses to BBC studios" by taxi.

"We are increasing defence spending to 3% of the GDP by the end of the decade," Truss says.

"This will ensure our armed forces are ready to tackle new and emerging threats. We are working with friends and allies to support Ukraine in the face of Putin's brutal war.

"The brave Ukrainian people aren't just fighting for their security but for all our security."

She adds, "this is a fight for freedom and democracy" - before saying that Putin's annexations "subvert democracy".

"Ukraine can, must and will win," Truss says to thunderous applause and a standing ovation.