Bracknell’s MP claimed he ‘didn’t see any disunity’ during what appeared to outsiders to be a fractious four-day Tory Party conference.

James Sunderland acknowledged that it was a “difficult week” but said the atmosphere at the conference had been “very good”.  

“Don’t believe everything you see in the media,” he said. 

The comments were made during an interview with LBC’s Iain Dale following the speech by Prime Minister Liz Truss, which Mr Sunderland described as “fantastic” and left him “upbeat and enthusiastic”. 

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However, the gathering of Conservative MPs and Party members didn’t seem to be the faction-uniting celebration of the PM’s tax-cutting agenda as Cabinet members broke rank, publicly criticising each other and accusing Tory colleagues of staging a “coup”. 

“I didn’t see any disunity personally. Everyone I spoke to was very upbeat and on-message,” Mr Sunderland claimed. 

During the four days, ministers openly floated their own policies against the Government position.  

Home Secretary Suella Braverman received a rebuke from Downing Street after she backed leaving the European Convention on Human Rights against official policy. This followed her winning the support of Cabinet allies for criticising the tax U-turn and accusing Michael Gove and other critics of Ms Truss staging a “coup” to force the climbdown. 

Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch publicly told Ms Braverman not to use such “inflammatory” language. 

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Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt supported increasing benefits in line with inflation, despite a far lower boost being considered by ministers. 

Mr Sunderland said it is “perfectly acceptable” for ministers to express an opinion but didn’t believe any of them contradicted the PM. 

He told Mr Dale: “To nit pick and try to pick holes in things that aren’t necessarily there I’m afraid is poor journalism”. 

Wokingham MP John Redwood told BBC Berkshire's Andrew Peach that there is "a lot of noise at the moment" but those in the cabinet must "stick to the line".

Having caused market turmoil and widespread condemnation, the new chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng scrapped part of the government’s economic plan to cut the rate of income tax for top earners ahead of his conference speech.  

The move was designed to ward off a revolt of Tory MPs uneasy about the financial chaos caused by the unfunded tax cut that they feared was politically toxic.  

Mr Redwood said getting rid of the top rate of tax "wasn't something I recommended" and that the U-turn happened because the government are "clearly worried" about what some MPs will do.

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"[The policies] were bolder than I was suggesting they should be and that's a good thing. I want a government that's going to take some risks," he added.

Bracknell’s MP called the mini budget “bold and ambitious”, saying he is “very supportive of it”. 

Ms Truss used her set-piece conference speech to acknowledge her plans to reshape the economy to boost growth would cause “disruption”. 

“I’m determined to get Britain moving, to get us through the tempest and put us on a stronger footing as a nation,” she said. 

Mr Sunderland praised the PM’s speech for its “clarity and simplicity”, saying she had a “clear plan” all about delivery and “it’s going to happen”. 

He said the case has been made for “growth, growth, growth” and his fellow MPs “need to be briefing in her support”.