As it happened: Monday at the Conservative conference

Key Points

  • Chancellor George Osborne announced his intention to freeze fuel duty until 2015, "provided we can find the savings to pay for it"
  • Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin mounts a robust defence of HS2, criticising "moaning London commentators" opposed to the scheme
  • Police stop-and-search rules will be reformed and new legislation will curb human trafficking, Home Secretary Theresa May pledged