Party conference - hotel watch

My application to attend the Labour Party conference in Liverpool next month has been approved.

However, because I had no plans, until recently, to attend, I didn’t book accommodation in advance.

That was stupid of me because, as you might expect, every hotel within easy walking distance of the conference centre is now fully booked.

In contrast, I had no problem last week booking a hotel for the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

How different to a few months ago.

When I checked my preferred hotel, and several more besides, every room was booked. Last week, when I checked again, the same hotels were offering a choice of rooms.

Clearly, in the wake of the election, lobbyists and other interested parties are abandoning ship and cancelling rooms booked in anticipation of the Conservatives still being in power ahead of a November election.

So the former PM’s final gift to the nation is a potentially serious loss of income to the city’s hotels, restaurants and bars as hundreds of delegates cancel bookings or stay away.

Well done, Rishi, you’ve played a blinder!