Labour conference 2018: 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 25 September.
10:00
The Final Brexit Deal: Which Way Will Labour Vote?
The UK in a Changing Europe and New Statesman
Hall 2 Room 2 – ACC
Labour’s Brexit plans are set to dominate conference with over 150 local Labour parties filing motions to try and change the party’s direction. That makes this event with Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer a must see.
12:00
Court reforms and the rule of law
Albert Suite 3 – Hilton Hotel
Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers, Kate O'Rourke is joined by Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer QC MP, Shadow Attorney General, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Chair of the Bar, Andrew Walker QC, Vice President of the Law Society, Simon Davis and Legal Director, JUSTICE, Jodie Blackstock to discuss court reforms and the rule of law.
12:00
Socialism for a 21st Century
CLASS (Centre for Labour and Social Studies)
Albert Suite 4 – Hilton Hotel
Jeremy Corbyn has put socialist politics firmly back in the spotlight. But how do those policies translate into reality in 21stCentury Britain? Top Corbynite MP Rebecca Long-Bailey gets together with left-wing commentator Paul Mason and GMB union boss Tim Roache to set out the stall for a socialist Labour agenda.
12:30
How Long Until We Have a Robot For PM? Are the Predictions About the Future of Work Getting Ahead of Reality?
The Royal Society
Meeting Rooms 1&2 – Premier Inn Albert Dock
Get your Maybot jokes at the ready. This fascinating fringe with Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson will explore the idea that policy makers are overestimating the rate at which AI and robots will start to impact our society.
12:30
The Opportunity Gap: Why Are We Still Failing Young People From Disadvantaged Backgrounds?
IPPR and KPMG
With social mobility identifiably one of the most pressingly issues of our time, this panel debate is not one to be missed.
16:00
Small Business Question Time with Ayesha Hazarika
The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed and SME4Labour
Hall 2 Room 5, ACC
Host Ayesha Hazarika will be joined by Alison McGovern MP, journalist Adam Payne and others to answer your questions on Brexit, the future of self-employment and more.
17:00
The Heart Failure Reception
Novartis
Concourse Room 4, Echo Arena, ACC (not in secure zone so conference pass not needed)
This important reception event will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to watch an exclusive preview of a major new heart failure documentary, as well as hearing from a patient with heart failure and leading experts about the importance of improving outcomes in the area. Speakers include Julie Cooper MP, Shadow Minister for Community Care and Professor Andrew Clark, Past Chair of the British Society for Heart Failure.
18:00
Stop and Search: Does it Really Work?
Open Society Initiative for Europe
Grace Suite 2 – Hilton Hotel
A soaring crime rate in our big cities has brought the focus back onto the controversial Stop and Search policy. London MP David Lammy joins Merseyside’s top cop Andy Cook and Stopwatch’s Katrina French to debate whether Stop and Search is a legitimate policing method or unfairly focused on black communities .
19:45
PoliticsHome Quiz at Labour Conference
PoliticsHome
Meeting Room A - ACC
Labour MPs Conor McGinn and Stephen Pound go head to head against lobby journalists Harry Cole and Kate Devlin in the POLITICSHOME QUIZ: PARTY CONFERENCE EDITION! Get your free miniature Scotch Whisky and find out who remembers more about the last rollercoaster year in politics. A must attend.
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