Every morning throughout party conference season, we’ll be providing our pick of the fringe events on Coffee House.
Labour conference kicks a up notch today, with big speeches due from Alan Johnson, Hilary Benn and John McDonnell. But as ever, much of the excitement can be found at the fringe events – with ministers, moderates, future leadership contenders, Corbynites and even the leader himself making appearances in stuffy Brighton hotels. Here is our pick of Monday’s events.
| Title | Key speaker(s) | Time | Location |
| A New Agenda for Social Europe: Building on the Past to Confront an Uncertain Future | Alan Johnson, Roland Rudd | 12:30 | Balmoral, Hilton Metropole |
| Full Steam Ahead for the Northern Powerhouse: Maximising the Potential | Jon Trickett, Tristram Hunt | 12:30 | Surrey Suite 1, Hilton Metropole |
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Frank Field | 12:30 | Basement, The Globe (77 Middle St) |
| Social Care and Health | Emily Thornberry | 12:30 | Stanmer, Brighthelm Centre |
| Paul Waugh in conservation with Dan Jarvis | Dan Jarvis | 12:30 | Albert Room, Grand Hotel |
| Union Responses to the Trade Union Bill | Len McCluskey | 12:30 | Alexandra, Grand Hotel |
| Winning in 2020: Is Labour Losing Black and Ethnic Minority Voters? | Diane Abbott | 12:30 | Lecture Theatre, Friends Meeting House |
| unionstogether; Bringing 3 million voices to Labour | Clive Lewis | 12:30 | Buckingham, Hilton Metropole |
| Education and human rights | Lord Falconer | 12:45 | Preston, Hilton Metropole |
| The politics of motherhood: how does public policy shape families and can it do better? | Lucy Powell, Jess Phillips | 12:45 | Glyndebourne 1, Holiday Inn |
| Transport Question Time | Lilian Greenwood | 12:45 | Consort Room, Grand Hotel |
| The Times Fringe Event | Tristram Hunt | 13:00 | Hall 4, Hilton Metropole |
| Small Business Question Time | Angela Eagle | 13:15 | Renaissance North, Thistle Waterfront |
| Backing the Working Class and Beyond: how can we get a Parliament that looks like us? | Ian Lavery, Kate Osamor | 14:00 | Victoria Terrace, Grand Hotel |
| Labour policy on Israel-Palestine: Right or wrong side of history? | Lisa Nandy, Stephen Kinnock | 14:30 | Oxford Room, Hilton Metropole |
| In or Out: what does Britain want from the EU? | Chuka Umunna, Pat McFadden | 17:00 | Consort Room, Grand Hotel |
| Securing our Human Rights? Challenges for the Labour Party in 2015 | Lord Falconer, Keir Starmer | 17:30 | Gloucester,... |
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