Labour conference 2017: pick of Tuesday'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 Tuesday, 26 September.
8:30
Apprenticeship Forum Debate
Apprenticeships Forum
Durham Hall – Sherwood, Hilton Brighton Metropole
This event will see Gordon Marsden, the Shadow Minister for Further Education, join PoliticsHome editor Kevin Schofield to discuss all things apprenticeships. The Apprenticeships Forum 2017 is a collaborative movement raising awareness of the positive impact apprenticeships have in the UK. The forum will consider regulatory issues, as well as what the parties can do to support UK apprenticeship programmes.
12:30
Protecting the Economy: Working together to Build Cyber Resilience
UK Finance, HSBC & Microsoft
New Statesman Hub British Airways i360, Attenborough Room
This panel discussion, featuring Shadow Security Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, will focus on the prime importance of bolstering cyber security in the banking and financial sector. This event will focus on the necessity of striking the correct balance between regulation and innovation, and explore the myriad of ways in which, behind the scenes, banks are taking responsibility for the protection of their customers.
12:30
Building post-Brexit Britain: the skills shortage and barriers to house building
New Statesman, FMB and BF
Hall 7 – Dee, Hilton Brighton Metropole
As we undertake Brexit, the UK’s housebuilding crisis still prevails. So, how can we support SME house builders to re-enter the market? How can we combat the UK’s skills shortage to ensure the house building industry has the requisite workforce post-Brexit? Shadow Housing minister Melanie Onn will give her take.
12.30
Scrutinising Brexit in a New Political Landscape
Open Europe
GB2, The Grand
‘Crush the saboteurs’. ‘Enemies of the people’. In this current climate, can we legitimately scrutinise Brexit legislation without being accused of thwarting the will of the people? This event, chaired by ITV's Allegra Stratton, will delve into this recent phenomenon, and with Labour MPs on either side of the dividing line in Hilary Benn, Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry and Frank Field all invited, it should be a corker.
12.45
The Green challenge: How Labour can champion the environment through Brexit and beyond
SERA – Labour’s Environment Campaign with Greener UK
The Dome Room, Hotel du Vin
Jeremy Corbyn has made preserving EU environmental protections central to his Brexit platform. Shadow Environment Secretary Sue Hayman and former Defra minister Lord Rooker will dive into the detail.
13:00
Justice in the Modern Age
JUSTICE, SLL, Bar Council and the Law Society
This panel event, organised with the Society of Labour Lawyers, Bar Council and the Law Society, explores how to deliver justice in turbulent political times.
17.30
‘New New Labour’: Should Labour build a new Coalition to secure electoral success?
IPPR
Lancaster, Hilton Brighton Metropole
How to unite Labour’s broadchurch? That’s the challenge that faces every Labour leader. Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry, Labour MP Caroline Flint and Momentum chair Jon Lansman (invited) will discuss uniting the disparate wings of the party and whether a new coalition is needed.
18.00
Human Rights in post-Brexit Britain
Amnesty International and Labour campaign for Human Rights
Ashdown 2, Holiday Inn
Are human rights protections up for grabs as we leave the European Union? This key question in the Brexit debate will be reviewed by Diane Abbott, Lisa Nandy, Emily Thornberry and Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen.
19.00
Tax – Collecting the Missing Billions
Public and Commercial Services Union
Ashdown 1, Holiday Inn
Labour has made a big thing of tackling tax avoidance and tax evasion. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell will run through the party’s plans.
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