Labour conference 2017: pick of Sunday's fringe events
Overwhelmed by the number of events going on over the conference period? Don't worry, PoliticsHome has got your back. Here's a run down of the best to watch out for at Labour conference on Sunday, 24 September.
12.30
WAUGH Zone Live: Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Andrew Gwynne MP in conversation with Paul Waugh
HuffPost UK
Chartwell, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Like many on the Labour front bench, Andrew Gwynne’s stock has gone up this year. Recognised for his contribution as Campaigns and Elections Chair in the run up to 8 June, the MP for Denton and Reddish was appointed Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary over the summer. He will chat to HuffPost UK’s executive political editor, Paul Waugh.
12.30
The Real Britain Fringe
Unite the Union and Daily Mirror
Charlotte Room, The Grand
Kevin Maguire will be joined by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey and the Daily Mirror’s Ros Wynne-Jones for another edition of The Real Britain Fringe. Expect lively discussions on all things austerity and government policy.
12.30
Brexit: The Future of Britain and Europe
The party of European Socialists and the Labour Movement for Europe
Screen 2, Odeon Brighton
This event is chock-full of Labour big hitters, such as the party’s Brexit spokesperson, Sir Keir Starmer. With MPs present in favour of keeping membership of the EU single market, including Chuka Umunna and Alison McGovern, it is an absolute must see.
12.45
Rethinking Poverty – Because The Traditional Ways Don’t Work
Webb Memorial Trust
Russell, Royal Albion Hotel
Labour MPs Dan Jarvis, Kate Green and Debbie Abrahams (invited), some of the party’s biggest thinkers on poverty eradication, will join Will Hutton, principal at Hertford College Oxford to discuss new ways of tackling deprivation.
13:00
Winning Again On The Coast And In The Country
Labour: Coast and Country
Lecture Room, Friends’ Meeting House
Though emboldened by June’s election result, there are areas across England where Labour needs to make inroads. Baroness Royall, Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffiths and Shadow Environment Minister David Drew will join fellow Labour MPs Daniel Zeichner, Sandy Martin and Matt Rodda to discuss winning once more on the coast and in the country.
14:30
The Great Jobs Agenda
New Statesman and TUC
New Statesman Hub, British Airwars i360
The TUC has recently set out a common set of bargaining asks in workplaces to ensure workers enjoy great jobs. TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady will join Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey to discuss in detail.
17:30
The Big Economy Debate: Austerity and Living Standards
Resolution Foundation
Hall7 – Tweed, Hilton Brighton Metropole
While the unemployment rate is at its lowest since 1975, just what has been happening to living standards? Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, is one of the best placed to tell us. Former Labour leader Ed Miliband, Lisa Nandy and Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee are also on hand to give us their view.
17:45
Winning for Labour – How We End Tory Austerity
Labour Assembly Against Austerity and Unite the Union
Charlottee Room, The Grand
Another austerity-themed event, this one resplendent with several leading Labour figures and close allies of Jeremy Corbyn. Speakers include Diane Abbott, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Cat Smith, Richard Burgon and Chris Williamson. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell is also invited. This event should shed some light on whether Labour has built on its election platform.
18:00
Young Labour Rally with Jeremy Corbyn
Young Labour
Cambridge, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Jeremy Corbyn has captured the imagination of young people up and down the country. The Labour leader (invited) and Cat Smith, the Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs, will lead a rally in the early evening.
18:00
Progress Rally
Progress in partnership with the Federation OF Small Business
Odeon Brighton
So-called moderate Labour MPs, including Caroline Flint, Alison McGovern, Stephen Morgan, Jonathan Reynolds and Wes Streeting, will join their colleague, Peter Kyle, at the Progress Rally. After the election, how do centrist Labour MPs influence the direction of the party?
18:30
Can we build more and affordable homes without sacrificing the countryside?
Campaign to Protect Rural England
Tudor Room, The Old Ship Hotel
How to solve Britain’s housing crisis? That’s been the existential question facing consecutive governments of all colours in recent years. But is building on greenbelt land really the answer?
19:45
Health and care Forum Reception
Durham Hall - Sherwood, Hilton Brighton Metropole
Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth and Shadow Health Minister Justin Madders will speak at this year’s Health & Care Forum Reception. Daniel Bond, Political Editor of the House magazine, will host the event.
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