Winning back Britain - New Ideas for New Labour. Held at Congress Centre, 23-28 Great Russell Street, WC1
This conference brought together Labour members and trade unionists from across the country with senior politicians, union leaders, councillors and political commentators.
Programme
10:10
‘The State of the Party’
Caroline Flint MP, shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary;
Mary Riddell, columnist, Daily Telegraph;
Cllr Nick Forbes, leader, Newcastle City Council;
Deborah Mattinson, author and founder, BritainThinks;
Chair – Stephen Twigg MP, chair, Progress.
Economic competence: Does Labour have a credibility deficit?
Angela Eagle MP, shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury;
Roger Liddle, chair, Policy Network;
Michael Stephenson, general secretary ,The Coop Party;
Ben Shimshon, director, BritainThinks.
The Big Society: Have the Tories stolen Labour’s Big Idea?
Tessa Jowell MP, shadow Cabinet Office minister;
Phillip Blond, director, ResPublica;
Maurice Glasman, academic and Labour peer;
Cllr Paul Brant, deputy leader, Liverpool City Council.
Progress Question Time, Chair: Simon Fanshawe, writer and broadcaster
Douglas Alexander MP, shadow Foreign Secretary;
Oona King, Labour peer;
David Aaronovitch, writer and broadcaster;
Jacqui Smith, former Home Secretary.