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Progress Annual Conference 2012
12 May 2012
Headline Speakers
Ed Miliband MP
Leader of the Labour Party
Leader of the Labour Party
This conference brought together Labour members and trade unionists from across the country with senior politicians, union leaders, councillors and political commentators.
Transcript of Ed Miliband's speech here
Programme
10:15
Opening address
Andrew Adonis, chair, Progress
10:30
Is there a new centre-ground – how does Labour win it?
Liam Byrne MP, shadow work and pensions secretary; Phil Collins, columnist, The Times and former chief speechwriter to the prime minister;Peter Kellner, president, YouGov; Mary Riddell, columnist, The Daily Telegraph;
Chair: Andrew Adonis, chair, Progress
11:15
Value for money: How should progressives reform the public sector?
Stephen Twigg MP, shadow education secretary
Liz Kendall MP, shadow minister for care and older people
Andrew Harrop, general secretary, Fabian Society
Hopi Sen, Labour blogger
Chair: Anna Turley, Progressive Localism
13:30
Ed Miliband MP leader of the Labour Party
Keynote address
14:15
Ed Miliband MP Questions and discussion
14:30
After 3 May: Where next for Labour in London?
David Lammy MP
Lewis Baston, Democratic Audit
Cllr Alison Moore, leader, Barnet Labour group
Cllr Wes Streeting, deputy leader, Redbridge council
Chair: Caroline Crampton, Total Politics
16:00
Closing Plenary – Progress QT
Caroline Flint MP, shadow energy and climate change secretary
Chuka Umunna MP, shadow BIS secretary
David Aaronovitch, author and columnist, The Times
Jacqui Smith, former home secretary
Chair: Simon Fanshawe