Labour Party Conference, this year is in Brighton 22nd to 25th September.

Your Party organises several fringes at the conference of our sister party. We influence the Labour Party to accept and enact co-operative policies and actions. So, can you encourage those you know who are off to Brighton in September to go to our fringes and in so doing raise the profile of the Party.

One Business At A Time – Spreading New Models of Ownership Co-operative Party/Social Enterprise UK

Sunday 22nd 1 to 2:30 pm  Hilton Brighton Metropole Tyne Room

Anneliese Dodds MP; Mat Lawrence, Common Wealth; Andrew O’Brien, Social Enterprise; Paul Sweeney MP – Chair; Anna Birley, Co-operative Party Officer

Ending scandal in leasehold – Housing for the many Co-operative Party/BSA  

Sunday 22nd 6 to 7:30 pm  Hilton Brighton Metropole Avon Room

Joe Fortune, General Secretary Co-operative Party; Paul Broadhead BSA.; Sarah Jones MP, Shadow Housing Minister; Helen Hayes MP, CLG Select Committee

Safer communities, safer shop-workers Co-operative Party/Co-operative Group

Monday 23rd 12 to 1:30 pm  The Grand Hotel Brighton Room GB 2

Paddy Tipping, East Midland Police and Crime Commissioner – Chair; Paddy Lillis, General Secretary USDAW; Louise Haigh MP, Shadow Minister of State Policing; Jo Whitfield, Co-op Food Chief Executive Officer; James Lowman, Chief Executive, The Association of Convenience stores; Dr Emmeline Taylor, Director of Research, City University

Rally Against Hunger

Tuesday 24th 6 to 7:30 pm  Hilton Brighton Metropole Avon Room

Sue Hayman MP, Shadow Secretary of State EFRA; Phil Glanville, Mayor of Hackney; Hannah-Mae Trow, End Hunger UK; Gary Lemon, Director of Policy and External Affairs at the Trussell Trust; Cllr Kemi Akinola, CEO and Founder of Be Enriched; Jane Middleton, Labour Campaign against Hunger