British Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived in Birmingham for the last of Britain's big political conferences, with a determination to fight for her Brexit blueprint. Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson set the scene for a lively event in Britain's second biggest city by describing as deranged May's so-called Chequers plan for a soft-Brexit, Xinhua reported.

The Sunday Times gave a flavour of the possible atmosphere at the conference with its headline: "Boris Johnson vs Theresa May: now it's war". In a Sunday television interview, May insisted she would make a success of Britain's departure from the European Union regardless of what happens in the negotiations with Brussels.