Conservatives Abroad Reception and Gala Dinner

Date

Thursday, 6th October 2022

Time

7 for 7.45 pm

Conservatives Abroad Reception and Gala Dinner

Conservatives Abroad is the British Conservative Party's global network of members and supporters living overseas.

All Conservative Party members and supporters are invited to attend the annual Conservatives Abroad Reception and Gala Dinner alongside our Guest of Honour Rt Hon Chris Philp MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Joy Morrissey MP and other VIP guests.

Join us from 7 pm for a Drinks Reception before sitting down for a three-course dinner from 7.45 pm. Tickets include Prosecco on arrival and a half bottle of wine with dinner, with a choice of dessert.

Standard tickets are £100 per person. There are a limited number of premium places available at £150 and £250. We are also offering subsidised tickets to members of Young Conservatives and Young Conservatives Abroad.

The venue, a private members' club in central London, will be shared with attendees by email 24 hours beforehand.

Dress: Lounge Suit

Ticket sales for this event are being administered by the Cities of London & Westminster Conservative Association on behalf of Conservatives Abroad.

All proceeds from this event will be ring-fenced to support the work of Conservatives Abroad and the Conservative Party.

All event bookings are subject to our standard terms and conditions, which you can read here.

Joy Morrissey MP

Joy Morrissey was elected as the new MP for Beaconsfield in 2019. Upon election she became the third ever American-born female MP, after The Viscountess Astor and Beatrice Rathbone.

In 2020, Joy was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

In 2021, she was appointed PPS to the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice, Dominic Raab.

In February, Joy was appointed as a PPS to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. She was appointed Assistant Government Whip on 8 July 2022 by the outgoing Johnson administration. On 8 September 2022 she was reappointed as an Assistant Government Whip as part of the new Government of Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Rt Hon Chris Philp MP

Chris Philp

Chris Philp was appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 6 September 2022.

He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport between 17 September 2021 and 7 July 2022.

He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office and Ministry of Justice from 13 February 2020 to 16 September 2021.

Before that, he was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice from 10 September 2019 to 18 December 2019 and Minister for London at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government from 18 December 2019 to 13 February 2020.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

The Chief Secretary (CST) is responsible for public expenditure, including:

spending reviews and strategic planning
in-year spending control
public sector pay and pensions
Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) and welfare reform
efficiency and value for money in public service
procurement
capital investment
infrastructure spending
housing and planning
spending issues related to trade
transport policy, including HS2, Crossrail 2, Roads, Network Rail, Oxford/Cambridge corridor
Treasury interest in devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
women in the economy
skills, labour market policy and childcare policy, including tax free childcare
tax credits policy
housing and planning
legislative strategy
state pensions/ pensioner benefits
freeports – with support from FST on customs aspects