British Future at party conferences 2024
Event type: Conference fringe event (in-person)Date:
Location: Liverpool and Birmingham
British Future has events at both Conservative and Labour party conferences this autumn.
Conservative
4pm Tues 1 Oct: After the riots: building a better integrated Britain
With Helen Grant MP (invited); Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future; Ryan Shorthouse, Executive Chair, Bright Blue; Brendan Cox, co-Founder, Together Coalition; Will Hazell, Whiehall Correspondent, The i paper (Chair).
Hosted by British Future and Bright Blue with Together and Lloyds Bank Foundation (Executive Room 7, ICC).
3:30pm Mon 30 Sept: How can immigration policies be reformed in ways that address public preferences and meet employers’ needs?
With Karim Fatehi MBE, Chief Executive of LCCI; Shuyeb Muquit, UK Government Affairs Strategy Lead, Fragomen; Philip Salter, Founder, The Entrepreneurs Network; Jonathan Thomas, Migration Researcher, The Social Market Foundation; and Heather Rolfe, Director of Research and Partnerships, British Future (Chair).
Hosted by British Future and London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (The Baldwin, ICC).
Labour
9am Tues 24th Sept: How can Labour successfully align policies on migration for work with its skills agenda?
With Immigration Minister Seema Malhotra; Rico Wojtulewicz, Head of Policy and Market Insights, National Federation of Builders; Jonathan Thomas, Migration Researcher, Social Market Foundation; Philip Salter, Founder, Entrepreneurs Network)Heather Rolfe, Director of Research and Partnerships, British Future; Julia Onslow-Cole, Chair, LCCI (Chair).
Hosted by British Future and British Future and London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACC Auditorium 1C).
12:30pm Tues 24th Sept: ‘After the Riots’ How do we respond to the causes of racism, disorder and violence in our communities?‘
With Faith minister Lord Khan of Burnley; Southport MP Patrick Hurley; Abtisam Mohamed, MP for Sheffield Central; Kimberly McIntosh, Race, equality and community consultant; Brendan Cox, co-founder, Together; Matt Hyde, Chief Executive, Lloyds Bank Foundation (Chair).
Hosted by British Future, Together and Lloyds Bank Foundation (ACC Arena Room 12).
British Future’s latest activity on Twitter
“It is not ‘censorship’ to insist every website operating in our country does so within the law.” Our @sundersays argues in @easterneye that UK govt should reject Elon Musk’s ‘pick and mix” approach to the law and Make Social Media Lawful Again [1/2]
Spain has reduced small boat crossings by 46% by combining diplomatic deals with source countries, expanded legal routes and enforcement. Could the UK learn from them? @theipaper reports:
This European country cut illegal boat crossings by half - what the UK could learn
Spain's approach to reducing illegal maritime crossings has had impressive results, with numbers down dramatically last year
inews.co.uk
Our @sundersays on the UK government's dilemma: "how to defend a rule-based world order once the most powerful states barely pay lip service to international law." @EasternEye [1/2]
"The only safe prediction may be to expect another volatile year in domestic and global politics," writes our @sundersays for @EasternEye on what 2026 has in store. [1/2]
"We can take some solace in the fact that this offer to import the Trump and Vance doctrine into our own politics is something we will get to decide for ourselves at the ballot box." Our @sundersays letter to @thetimes on Trump's fears for Europe's 'civilisational erasure' [1/2]
With the men's football World Cup draw today, @sundersays @EasternEye column reports from the women's game at Wembley: "It would be hard to find a more inclusive pride and patriotism than the way in which the Wembley crowd were cheering on the Lionesses"
What the Lionesses’ success reveals about unity and diversity in England
Expert says sport serves as a bridge between communities.
www.easterneye.biz
We’re delighted that our @jake_puddle &
@Heather_Rolfe, together with @jillyrutter of @BelongNetwork, won the MRS Presidents Medal last night at the Market Research Society & Research Live Awards 2025, for the ‘The State of Us’ report. [1/3]
Good to see @JohnRentoul citing British Future's new research and analysis in this explainer of the new net migration figures for @Independent [1/3]
If you missed our webinar today 'New net migration figures: What next for politics and policy?' you can watch a recording here:
THURSDAY WEBINAR: 'New Net Migration Figures - What Next for Policy and Politics?'
Our expert panel discusses the new ONS net migration figures (published 9.30am Thurs 27th) and findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker (also published 27 Nov) [1/2]
'Labour risks leaving its voters behind over settlement proposals' – New blog from our @Heather_Rolfe for @UKandEU drawing on research for the Immigration Attitudes Tracker [1/2]
