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Play: Hope Again - My First Party Conference - Labour Party Conference 2026 Vlog
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Despite working for the number one independent Labour journalism website, LabourList reporter James Tibbitts had never actually been to the biggest Labour event of the year: Labour Party Conference.
This year, that all changed. With the rest of the LabourList team all well aware of the experience James was about to have, they thought it would be a great idea to film the behind the scenes of his first conference, culminating in this vlog for LabourList.
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