Labour Party Conference 2025: Full LabourList events programme, revealed

Can you believe it’s Labour Conference time again? After a jam-packed year bringing you the latest Labour news, spend Conference with your friends at LabourList at our brilliant programme of events brought to you by the LabourList team and our sponsors.

We couldn’t make this happen without the support of our sponsors, so we’d like to extend our thanks to Impetus, the London School of Economics (LSE), Lime, Forest, We Own It, Edge Foundation, Third Way, IPPR, Hold Fast Labour, Fire Brigades Union, PLMR, Campaign Lab, the Fabian Society, YouGov, Whitehouse Communications and Tenacious Labs.

For any enquiries, email [email protected].

See you there!

Buy tickets now: LabourList Karaoke & DJ Night

Monday 29th September, 20:00-01:00 | The Bierkeller, 6-8 Thomas Steers Way, L1 8LW

In partnership with Lime and Forest.

LabourList’s unmissable annual bash in partnership with Lime and Forest, from 8pm until 1am at the epic Bierkeller bar. Join us to let your hair down, hear top Labour figures DJing and singing, and support LabourList’s independent journalism. 

Tickets on sale here. This event will sell out and there will be very limited tickets on the door.

Turning the rising Green tide

Sunday 28th September, 12:30-13:25 | Meeting Room 11a, ACC

• Karin Christiansen (Chair) – Chair of the LabourList Board
• John McTernan – Political Advisor and Strategist
• Cllr Bella Sankey – Leader of Brighton and Hove City Council
• Baroness Thangam Debbonaire – Life Peer and Former MP for Bristol West
• Scarlett Maguire – Pollster and Founder of Merlin Strategy

In partnership with Hold Fast Labour.

The Green Party often costs Labour seats—even when they don’t win. Their populist tactics target our base and split the vote. Join us for a dynamic session with campaigners and leading Labour figures who’ve faced them head-on. Learn how the Greens operate—and how we can beat them.

How can Labour use public ownership to defeat Reform?

Sunday 28th September, 13:30-14:30 | Meeting Room 11a, ACC

• Emma Burnell (Chair) – Editor of LabourList
• Cat Hobbs – We Own It
• Mark Drakeford MS – Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Former First Minister of Wales
• Paul Sweeney MSP – MSP for Glasgow (Region)

In partnership with We Own It.

Discover how public ownership offers a unifying, popular alternative to divisive politics—and why it wins votes in communities failed by the status quo. Join us to explore how this powerful antidote to Reform’s agenda can be scaled nationally, with a call to leaders at all levels to show whose side they’re on by backing public ownership.

LabourList Rally

Sunday 28th September, 17:00-19:00 | Revolucion de Cuba, Unit 17 Edward Pavilion, L3 4AF

Featuring:

• Emma Burnell (MC) – Editor of LabourList
• Ed Miliband MP – Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Steve Reed MP – Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• James Murray MP – Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
• Lucy Powell MP – Leader of the House of Commons
• Sarah Jones MP – Minister of State for Industry
• Torsten Bell MP – Parliamentary Secretary for the Treasury
• And many more!

In partnership with Whitehouse Communications and Tenacious Labs.

Join us for a high-energy rally to kick-off conference. Hear from senior Labour Party figures, chat with friends from across our movement, enjoy free food and drink, and meet like-minded activists.

Urgent action needed on the UK’s building safety crisis

Monday 29th September, 11:15-12:15 | Revolucion de Cuba, Unit 17 Edward Pavilion, L3 4AF

Featuring:

• Baroness Thangam Debbonaire (Chair) – Life Peer and Former MP for Bristol West
• Kim Johnson MP – Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside
• Joe Powell MP – Member of Parliament for Kensington and Bayswater
• Steve Wright – General Secretary of the FBU
• A representative from Social Housing Action Campaign
• A representative from End our Cladding Scandal

In partnership with the Fire Brigades Union.

Eight years after Grenfell, many still live in unsafe homes. This panel will explore the building safety crisis, rooted in political choices, funding cuts, and deregulation. Speakers will call for urgent action on cladding, investment in fire services, and an end to building control privatisation.

What pupils are telling us: Listening and learning in the attendance crisis

Monday 29th September, 12:30-13:30 | Revolucion de Cuba, Unit 17, Edward Pavilion, L3 4AF

Featuring:

• Tom Middlehurst (Chair) – Deputy Director of Policy for The Association of School and College Leaders
• Susannah Hardyman MBE – CEO of Impetus
• Dr Sally Burtonshaw – Director of Education & Skills at Public First
• Avnee Morjaria – Associate Director for Public Services at IPPR
• Dr Chris Tomlinson – CEO Co-op Academies Trust
• Helen Hayes MP – Chair of the Education Select Committee

In partnership with Impetus.

Five years on from the pandemic, school attendance in England has hit record lows, with persistent absence more than doubling since 2019 and pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds worst affected. Behind the statistics are young people struggling with fragile emotional wellbeing, a demanding social media culture, and schools primed for academic success, with too many children slipping through the cracks and sometimes vanishing from the system altogether. This event will bring together educators, policymakers and parliamentarians to explore the scale of the attendance crisis, the pupil experiences behind it, and the bold reforms being proposed to rebuild trust, inclusion and opportunity in our schools.

An Atlantic bridge too far? How should Labour manage three more years of Trump?

Monday 29th September, 13:45-14:45 | Revolucion de Cuba, Unit 17, Edward Pavilion, L3 4AF

Featuring:

• Anne McElvoy (Chair) – Executive Editor at Politico & co-host of ‘Politics at Sam and Anne’s’ podcast
• Josh Freed – Senior Vice President at Third Way
• Laura Chappell – Associate Director, Centre for Geopolitics and International Policy at IPPR
• Josh Simons MP – Member of Parliament for Makerfield

In partnership with IPPR and Third Way.

This event will examine the diplomatic and political implications of Keir Starmer’s strategy of keeping close to Trump and explore its wider implications to Labour’s commitment to promoting multilateral democratic values in a dangerous world.

Next-Gen Government: Data & AI in public service

Monday 29th September, 15:00-16:00 | Revolucion de Cuba, Unit 17, Edward Pavilion, L3 4AF

Featuring:

• Professor Tony Travers (Chair) – LSE School of Public Policy
• Dr Cosmina Dorobantu – LSE Data Science Institute
• Dame Chi Onwurah MP – Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee
• Dr Allison Gardner MP – Chair of the AI APPG
• Alexander Iosad – Director of Government Innovation Policy at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
• Gavin Freeguard – Policy Associate at Connected by Data

In partnership with the London School of Economics.

As this Labour Government looks to modernise government and reform the state, this panel explores how smarter use of data, better coordination, and AI can deliver more trusted and progressive services. With Dr Cosmina Dorobantu from the London School of Economics, we ask: how can AI reshape government for today’s citizens?

How Progressives Can Win the New Media Game

Monday 29th September, 16:45 – 17:45 | Camp and Furnace

Part of The Campaign Fringe – an all day space where effective campaigners share what works.

The right dominates TikTok, podcasts, and emerging platforms while progressives struggle with outdated media strategies. LabourList brings together practitioners, strategists, and creators to dissect how conservative movements built their new media empire and explore actionable strategies for progressive response. From viral content creation to platform-specific messaging, our expert speakers will share insights on how the left can exploit overlooked media opportunities in our hyperdigital landscape.

Sign up now: LabourList: How Progressives Can Win the New Media Game @ THE CAMPAIGN FRINGE · Luma

Skills at the Source: Local Growth & National Impact

Tuesday 30th September, 08:45-09:45 | Meeting Room 11a, ACC

Featuring

• Karin Christiansen (Chair) – Chair of the LabourList Board
• Alice Gardner – CEO of the Edge Foundation
• Matt Parish – CEO of the Liverpool Football Club Foundation
• Andrew Pakes MP – Chair of the Apprenticeships APPG
• Helen Hayes MP – Chair of the Education Select Committee
• Pat Carvalho – President of the Association of Colleges

In partnership with the Edge Foundation.

Discover how locally-led skills strategies can drive economic growth, align with Labour’s Growth Mission, and create real opportunities for young people. This event explores how education, industry, and local ambition can work together through a place-based approach—and what national policy can learn from local success.

Starmer’s Speech Watch Party and State of the Nation

Tuesday 30th September, 13:30-16:30 | The Bluecoat, 8 School Lane, L1 3BX

In partnership with The Fabian Society and YouGov.

Watch Along: Starmer’s Speech and State of the Nation, with live analysis from leading political commentators and experts. Further detail and sign-up form to follow.

Opportunity Mission Reception with PLMR, LabourList, JTL & Etio

Tuesday 30th September, 17:00-18:00 | PLMR Policy Hub, ACC

Featuring

• Baroness Jacqui Smith – Minister for Skills
• Helen Hayes MP – Chair of the Education Select Committee

In partnership with PLMR.

Join us for a networking reception with policymakers and leading voices from across education, skills and employment. Together we’ll explore what’s next for the Opportunity Mission and how we can work together to deliver real change. In partnership with PLMR, LabourList, JTL and Etio. RSVP to [email protected]. 

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