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Oct 3, 2018 4 tweets 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
And by 11am he had - not a great look for the PM for another letter to in shortly before her big speech
2. Mood of conference has not been of fomenting plots against the PM, but it's absolutely the case that there are plenty of people here who don't see her staying to the next election, including Cabinet ministers
3. That's why some people suggesting speech today could be her swansong, but the timing and manner of departure will be so shaped by how Brexit turns out, and her colleagues have underestimated her so many times
4. Speech due to start at 1145 - will be on @bbcnews and #PoliticsLive

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