THE Tories will open a new headquarters in Leeds in a bid to deliver for the "blue wall" areas that voted for Boris Johnson at the last election, the party's virtual conference will be told.
A host of seats across the north of England, Midlands and parts of Wales voted Conservative, some of them for the first time in their history, at the 2019 election, giving the Prime Minister a landslide victory.
Amanda Milling, co-chair of the party, is set to open the Tory conference today with the announcement that staff will be moved to Leeds in order to focus attention on the region.
The party said it was aiming to have the headquarters open next year.
Its current base is in Matthew Parker Street, located close to Westminster.
The announcement comes as Boris Johnson - who will give his speech on Tuesday - said he wants to create a "Generation Buy", where young people are helped to purchase homes with mortgages requiring low deposits.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is due to give his speech to the Tory conference this afternoon, with other Cabinet ministers taking part in interviews and panel events throughout the four-day event.
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