Bridge the Gap: What should a Labour government do to improve social mobility?
Event type: Party conference fringeDate: 10/10/2023
Location: ACC Hall 2D (main area), Liverpool
Breaking down the barriers to opportunity at every stage is one of Labour’s five missions for the government. This fringe meeting will seek to identify the challenges of promoting opportunity and social mobility in an increasingly diverse Britain and seek to identify how this can successfully address different potential barriers to opportunity for those from different backgrounds. The event will also root out ideas for what Labour’s manifesto policy commitments need to entail for a progressive social mobility program across the country.
Tuesday 10th October 2023, 11:00 – 12:30 in ACC Hall 2D, main area (refreshments provided)
Partners: British Future and KPMG
Speakers:
- Steve Ballinger, Director of Communications at British Future (Chair)
- Jennifer Lee, Senior Partner KPMG
- Roger Harding, Director of Round Our Way
- Rachel Sylvester, Journalist, The Times
- Jeevun Sandher, Labour PPC for Loughborough
- Faiza Shaheen, Labour PPC for Chingford and Woodford Green (invited)
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