Lagging well behind Reform in the polls and bruised by a series of defections, the Conservative Party was in low spirits as it gathered for its party conference.

So did party leader Kemi Badenoch answer her critics with that big stamp duty announcement? Will new Conservative policies win back voters? Do Mel Stride's spending pledges add up? And does any of this really make any difference at all?

YouGov's Patrick English joined the Inside Briefing team in Manchester to assess the state of the official opposition.

Presented by Hannah White.

With Alex Thomas and Tom Pope.

Produced by Milo Hynes.

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