Liberal Democrat Conference event
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Location: Lancaster Suite (Ground Floor), Hilton Metropole, Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2FU
Join British Future and Centre Forum at the annual Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton to discuss Is it possible to be liberal and popular on immigration?
Chaired by British Future’s Rachael Jolley, we expect a wide ranging discussion kicked off by contributions from a distinguished panel.
Panel: Alasdair Murray, Vicky Pryce, Peter Kellner (YouGov), Simon Hughes MP and David Ward MP.
The venue is outside of the secure zone of the conference and attendees will not need a conference pass to attend this event.
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History was made on this day in 1979 when Mark and Neville Chamberlain became the first Black brothers to play in the same Football League side when they appeared for Port Vale in a 5-3 defeat at Wigan. #PortVale @SRTRC_England @kickitout @Alex_OxChambo @britishfuture @PFA
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Labour MPs urge digital ID for migration control
MPs said that the scheme could help target ‘off-the-books’ employment and allow people to ‘seamlessly’ engage ...
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UK-hosted talks, seen as the first of their kind, aim to increase international co-operation.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Deadline - Monday 7 April
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www.bigissue.com
Great to hear from Sunder Katwala of British Future at Full Council tonight.
Excited to see the results of the commission he’s chairing on Newham’s diversity and rapid pace of change 📝
I was also proud to announce @sundersays as chair of a new commission on belonging & inclusion. In a time of division, Newham is stepping forward to lead on cohesion, belonging & tackling inequality.
Uk govt considering plan to send failed asylum seekers to overseas ‘migrant hubs’
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Labour's strategy to tackle small boat arrivals comes as a number of migrants were pictured arriving in Dover on Saturday.
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We know that sport strengthens communities and helps bring people together, so we’re pleased to hear of the relaunch of @BelongNetwork’s #PowerOfSport toolkit, supporting coaches and organisations to design inclusive sports programmes.
https://sport.belongnetwork.co.uk/
