Local Leadership

Labour Party Annual Conference
Manchester
26-30 September 2010

Local Government Group events programme

Join us for hot buffet lunches and evening refreshments during our conference events programme:

Sunday 26 September

20:30 LG Association/ALC Reception
Charter 6, Manchester Central

Monday 27 September

12:45 A route map through the cuts - local Labour leading the way
Guest speakers:
Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (invited)
Cllr David Sparks, Leader, Local Government Labour Group
Cllr Claire Kober, Leader, Haringey Council
Peel Room, Radisson

16.00 Launch of the Labour Women’s Councillor Network
Guest speakers:
Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (invited)
Cllr Sharon Taylor, Deputy Leader of the Local Government Labour Group
Cllr Ann Lucas, Labour Party NEC; Vice-Chair of the Local Government Labour Group
Chaired by Cllr Bryony Rudkin, Chair of the Local Government Labour Group.
Central 3, Manchester Central

19:45 Local Government Rally - the fight back starts with us
Guest speakers:
Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Rt Hon John Denham MP, Shadow Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government
Cllr David Sparks, Leader, Local Government Labour Group
Cllr Ann Lucas, Labour Party NEC; Vice-Chair of the Local Government Labour Group
Cllr Ian Greenwood, Leader, Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Cllr Simon Henig, Leader, Durham County Council
Derby Suite, Midland

Tuesday 28 September

12:30 Meet the Next Generation
Guest speakers:
Cllr Florence Nosegbe, Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and 2012 Games, London Borough of Lambeth
Cllr Jim McMahon, Leader of the Oldham Labour Group
Cllr Nick Small, Opposition Spokesperson for Enterprise & Tourism, Liverpool City Council
Cllr Tulip Siddiq, Cabinet Member, London Borough of Camden
Chaired by Heather Jameson, Deputy Editor, MJ
And the chance to meet other alumni members of the Next Generation programme.
Barbirolli Room, Radisson

13:00 Delivering best practice at a local level: a co-operative solution?
Joint event with the Co-operative Group
Guest speakers:
Clive Betts MP, Chair of Communities and Local Government Select Committe
David Pringle, Co-operative Group
Cllr John Merry CBE, Leader, Salford City Council
Emma Maier, Editor, Local Government Chronicle
Central 4, Manchester Central

17.30 Reconnecting with the white working class
Joint event with the New Statesman
Guest speakers:
The Rt Hon John Denham MP, Shadow Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government
Cllr Stephen Houghton, Leader, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Cllr Jim McMahon, Leader of the Labour Group, Oldham
Daniel Trilling, Deputy Culture Editor, New Statesman
Stan Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
Chaired by Nick Johnson, Research Fellow, The Smith Institute
Cheltenham Room, Novotel

19.30 Labour’s future: changing the world through local politics
Joint event with Progress
Guest speakers:
Cllr David Sparks, Leader, Local Government Labour Group
Alison McGovern MP, former Deputy Leader, Southwark Council labour Group
Cllr Sameem Ali, Assistant Executive Member for Employment and Skills, Manchester City Council
Cllr Tim Moore, Labour Group Environment Spokesperson, Liverpool City Council
Chaired by Maryam Khan, former Manchester councillor and PPC for Bury North
Peter House, Oxford Street

Wednesday 29 September

12:45 Co-operative communities: mutuality and the new politics
Joint event with the London Borough of Lambeth
Guest speakers:
Cllr Steve Reed, Leader, London Borough of Lambeth
Meg Hillier MP, Shadow Minister for Home Office
Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Shadow Olympics Minister and Shadow Minister for London (invited)
Michael Stephenson, General Secretary, Co-operative Party
Charter A - Marquee 3, Manchester Central