Only an hour and a half in, people are finding it impossible to log on. The digital equivalent of queuing outside the venue…

UPDATE: Tories now emailing apologies to those who’ve paid for exhibition hall virtual stalls:

“Dear Exhibitor

We are currently having some technical issues therefore you may not experience the full functionality of the stand or the platform at the moment. We are working extremely hard on getting that back up and running as soon as possible.

If you continue to experience technical issues please contact technical help otherwise I will keep you updated as we progress.

We appreciate your patience with this.”