TORIES have denied that austerity has been inflicted on Britain and insisted that wider and deeper spending cuts should be made.

At a fringe meeting today in Manchester, where the Conservative Party conference is under way, speakers, including MPs, said that the government had not gone far enough in slashing public spending.

City AM editor and meeting chairman Christian May acknowledged that the Tories struggled to gain the support that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn attracts for policies that are “well-received” by the public.