Iain Mansfield: We have nothing to fear from No Deal

It would bring with it many compensations, including regulatory freedom, tariff income and £39 billion of cold, hard cash.

Andy Street: The West Midlands Local Industrial Strategy ensures we are the workshop of the modern world

From transport tech and data-driven healthcare, to creative enterprises and the services sector, we are forging ahead.

Stephen Haraldsen: How smaller reactors offer a step forward for nuclear communities

The national network of large, infrastructure intensive projects has stalled, but there is an alternative.

John Downer: Scrapping HS2 wouldn’t help the North, it would cut a vital lifeline to the regional economies

Crucial investment in local rail infrastructure isn’t an alternative to the new line, it depends on it.

Andrew Jones: We are the party of business – and actions always speak louder than words

The Government has enacted a broad range of measures to help companies large and small grow, create jobs, and boost their local economies.

George Freeman: There was much to cheer in the Budget. But now we need an inspiring programme for growth.

At the moment, we are treading water and appear to be relying on popular support for Brexit, and the threat of Corbyn, to keep us in office.

Nicky Morgan: Let Hammond and the Treasury lead our Conservative programme for national renewal

Levels of trust between Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street may be low, but the latter holds the key to helping create an economy and society that works for everyone.

“I am an optimist. I am an enthusiast for the change that is coming.” Hammond’s Conference speech, full text

“When the Prime Minister gets a deal agreed there will be a boost to our economic growth, a Deal Dividend which we will share, in line with our balanced approach.”

Liz Truss: As Labour’s Conference opens, think long and hard about the damage they would wreak on jobs, wages and tax

They want to bring down the system of free enterprise, and replace it with a committee of Corbyn, McDonnell and Abbott telling us how we should live our lives.

May’s speech on science – “the UK’s ingenuity and creativity will be what drives our progress as a nation”

“Today over half of the UK’s resident researcher population were born overseas. When we leave the European Union, I will ensure that does not change.”

Simon Clarke: Teesside is experiencing an industrial renaissance – with Conservative optimism driving out Labour gloom

The first in a three-part ConHome mini-series on the Tory revival in the area since the Mayoral election of last May.

Nick Faith: We need a Brexit that is open for business. Letting Melrose take over GKN would be a sign we’ll get one.

When open markets are being called into question by the Left, the last thing the economy needs is for a Conservative Government to play the interventionist card.

Sponsored Post: Darren Caplan: The rail industry is bigger than previously thought – and is ready to deliver even more for UK plc

In total, the industry employs more people than the entire city of Birmingham, and can play a crucial role in the country’s economic future.

James Frayne: Wanted, urgently – a Downing Street Director of Strategy

Someone has to take control of the Government grid and plot a series of activities designed to reinforce each other and to build a positive narrative.

Alan Mak: The Industrial Strategy is a bold vision for economic renewal. But we need to invest more in R&D.

If the Conservative Party is to remain successful, we must solve Britain’s productivity puzzle and deliver a tangible financial boost for voters.