NW RC20 DRAFT AGENDA Fighting Austerity: Rebuilding the North West

Saturday 8th February 20 8.30am REGISTRATION

8.45 Doors Open to Delegates Only

9.00 Doors Open to All

9.25 Chair's Opening Remarks and CAC Report by CAC Chair, Nick Parnell

9.30 Welcome to Conference by Liz Savage, Previous-PPC for Southport

9.35 Diane Abbott MP, Shadow Home Secretary (to be confirmed) Austerity and Domestic Security

9.45 How Austerity has Impacted Local Communities with Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government, MP

9.55 General Election Fighting Fund Presentation by Anna Hutchinson (3 mins) Cash Prize Draw drawn by Andrew Gwynne MP (2 mins)

10.05 Local Government as the Foundation for Labour in Power with Cllr Dr Erica Lewis, Cllr Matthew Brown (Leader Preston Council), Cllr Alyson Barnes (Leader Rossendale and Darwen Council). Chaired by Nav Mishra MP

11.20 John McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Fighting Austerity: Rebuilding our Economy

11.45 Long-Service Awards

12.00 LUNCH AND FRINGES (food not provided, fringe listings in Conference Guide)

1.30 NPF Consultations 1. Tackling the Housing Crisis with Mike Garvey , Angela Coleman (Marine Suite, located in the Bliss Hotel) 2. Fighting for the NHS with Steve Turner (Hesketh Suite, located in the Bliss Hotel) 3. Home Affairs and Modern Slavery with Cllr Lorraine Beavers (Lakeside Suite, Located in the Promenade Entrance i.e. where registration is)

2.45 MOTIONS DEBATE, Open by Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor Fighting Austerity: Rebuilding the North West, Chaired by Nick Parnell, CAC Chair

5.15 Close by MP, Shadow Minister for International Development

 Fringes (5.30 – 7.00, Fringe Listings in Conference Guide)  Delegates Reception (7.30 – 9.00), Marine Suite, Meet our new North West MPs with Dan Carden MP (Shadow Minster for International Development)  Crèche: Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sunday 9am - 2pm, Lakeside Suite (Birkdale Room)  Prayer Room, Office, Main Entrance  Safe Space, Waterfront Suite Pod 1  Tea, Coffee and Lunch on offer in the Main Foyer

Sunday 9th February 20 Registration: 8:30am

Time Event

9.15 Main Hall Doors Open to Delegates Only

9.30 Main Hall Doors Open to All

10.00 Chairs Remarks/ CAC Report by CAC Chair, Nick Parnell

10.05 Conference Business NPF Report by Steve Turner, NW NPF Rep / Youth Report by Lotte Boumelha, Chair NWYL / Regional Director’s Report by Anna Hutchinson

10.25 Building Affordable Housing in the North West MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Housing), Cllr Jenny Wilkie, Housing, West Lancs Council, Cllr Maureen McLaughlin, Housing, Warrington Council, Chaired by MP 5 Mins each followed by Q&A

11.35 Business Forum: How Brexit and Austerity has impacted the Business Community and Workers in the North West and the way forward MP (Shadow Minister for International Trade), (Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions), Theresa Griffin Chaired by MP

5 mins each followed by Q&A

12.25 Equalities Panel: How Austerity has Impacted Under-Represented Groups in the North West and how Labour can tackle this.

Youth Rep (tbc), Junaid Alvi (BAME Rep), Women's Rep (tbc), Cllr Wayne Blackburn (Disabilities Rep), Esra Gordon (LGBT Rep), Chaired by MP

5 mins by Kim Johnson MP, followed by Q&A

1.25 Key Speech: Baroness Shami Chakrabarti Austerity and The Fight for Human Rights

1.45 Close