Labour conference 2018: 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 23 September.
12:30
Real Britain: Where People Have A Voice
Unite the Union and The Mirror
Meeting Room 11 A
Kevin Maguire will be joined by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Unite general Secretary Len McCluskey at the Real Britain fringe. Expect a discussion about austerity and government policy told through the lense of real-life stories.
12:45
The Jewish Labour Movement Rally
Jewish Labour Movement
The Liverpool Pub
Labour have been mired in an anti-Semitism scandal which has rocked the party. All eyes will be on this event with Luciana Berger MP and Ruth Smeeth MP.
12:45
Home is Where the Heart is: Can we solve Britain’s Housing Crisis?
Progress and Emoov
Martin Luther King Building – International Slavery Museum
Housing has been one of the most enduring policy hurdles for government of all stripes in recent years. Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey and the Guardian’s Dawn Foster get together to discuss Labour’s plans to tackle the problem.
13:30
Future Defence: Building Peace and Security In a Changing World
Fabian Society and Fabian International Group
Events Suite – Mersey Maritime Museum
Labour’s approach to defence has come under the spotlight since Jeremy Corbyn became leader. Join Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith and Shadow Armed Forces minister Wayne David MP as they put forward the case for a new kind of defence policy.
14:30
Who is teaching our children? The teacher recruitment and retention crisis
NASUWT
Meeting Room 3B, ACC
Lucy Powell MP joins General Secretary of NASUWT Chris Keates to discuss how to tackle the ‘retention crisis’. Judging by last year’s event, education always proves to be an interesting debate.
15:00
What Labour Wants From Brexit
The UK in a Changing Europe
Hall 2 Room 3 – ACC
Join beloved pollster Sir John Curtice and Professor Anand Menon as they get to grips with what Labour wants to achieve Brexit.
18:00
Progress Rally
Progress
Atrium – Museum of Liverpool
Centrists Unite. So-called Moderate MPs Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger and Wes Streeting join the chair of center-left pressure group Progress to offer their views on the direction Labour should be headed in.
17:30
Winning for Labour – How We End Tory Austerity
Labour Assembly Against Austerity, Unite the Union
Meeting Room 11B - ACC
A panel of Labour heavy-hitters including John McDonnell, Diane Abbott and Rebecca Long-Bailey get together with union bigwigs and Momentum chiefs to discuss how the party can take the fight to the Conservatives.
19:45
Health and Care Forum Reception
Health and Care Forum
Meeting Room 4A
Shadow Health Secretary will speak at this year’s Health & Care Forum Reception. Daniel Bond, Political Editor of the House magazine, will host the event.
***FEATURE STAND***
Alzheimer's Society - Stand number 67
Alzheimer's Society stand takes the form of an interactive shop, where you can step into the shoes of a person with dementia to highlight the issues faced by people with dementia in the current social care system in regards to cost, quality and access
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