My engagements at Labour Party Conference

What a whirlwind Labour Conference!

It was wonderful to catch up with so many excellent colleagues and friends at Labour Conference, including too many inspiring conversations to count! My diary highlights included:

-2 panels on improving homes for our service people and their families.

- LGBT Foundation brunch with Fighting with Pride and the Terrance Higgins Trust.

- Speeches for UKSpace & Obsidian Labour.

- Panels with King’s College London on “Defence and Security in an uncertain world” and the Coalition for Global Prosperity on “Security in a Fragmented World: Rethinking Defence and Development”.

- Engagement with a dozen innovative Defence startups.

- A catch-up event for Leyton and Wanstead CLP members.

- Discussions with Ambassadors and High Commissioners, including those from Japan, Canada, Australia, France, Denmark, and my good friend, HE the High Commissioner of Zambia.

- Being in the Conference Hall to hear powerful speeches from PM Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, and of course our PM Andy Burnham.

- Filming of interviews to raise awareness of issues around veterans’ access to healthcare with the excellent Doctor Azmain and @doctordevify

- Meetings with Help for Heroes, the ONE Campaign, and the housing association Stonewater on employing veterans and addressing veteran homelessness.

- Receptions: Labour Friends of the Forces, Ukraine, NATO, and the Labour African Network.