Conference diary

Good day for

Jacob Rees-mogg, the backbench MP who politely debated with protesters who stormed his fringe event on the second day of party conference.

Bad day for

Philip Lee, the Justice Minister, whose description of the National Health Service as “a Ponzi scheme that’s about to collapse”, prompted Jeremy Hunt to publicly distance himself from his colleague.

What’s on today

10.30am Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary 11.05am David Lidington, Justice Secretary Noon Amber Rudd, Home Secretary

2.10pm Liam Fox, International Trade Secretary

2.25pm David Davis, Brexit Secretary

3pm Priti Patel, International Development Secretary 3.15pm Michael Fallon, Defence Secretary 3.40pm Boris Johnson, Foreign Secretary

Quote of the day

‘I don’t think the party needs saving. I think it needs to get over its current nervous breakdown and man up a little bit’

Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Tory leader, dismisses the notion that she must “save” the party.