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NORTH WEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE Blackpool Hilton Hotel, 4 - 5 November 2017

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I am honoured to be attending the North West regional conference again and proud to continue doing so as the Labour Party Leader. We have had a great year, fighting a snap election together and making gains across the North West. We have also gained the brilliant Andy Burnham and Steve Rotherham as Metro mayors.

Labour’s manifesto is offering hope. Hope for young people, older people and all the people in between. Our brave public servants are counting on us to not let this shambolic government run them into the ground anymore.

Over the past year, we’ve shown what we can do if we all work together. We’ve forced the Tories to lose seats, make numerous u-turns and ditch their entire manifesto.

We mustn’t get complacent, here in the North West we have important elections coming up in May – this is just the beginning. I know all of our members from the North West

We set out this vision during the snap election and at our Annual Conference in September, with more attendees than we have Our ever growing membership is down to all of the hard work, had in over a decade, you can campaigning and dedication you really sense that is what this have given The Labour Party this country needs – hope for the many, not the few. year and for that I thank you.

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and right across the country are ready for the challenge ahead. Everyone has something to contribute to our cause. Let’s have a great conference. Yours truly,

Jeremy Corbyn

WELCOME TO LABOUR NORTH WEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2017 The past year has been a great one for the Labour Party in the North West. After a snap General Election in which Jeremy Corbyn showed himself to be a force to be reckoned with we gained four new seats; James Frith in Bury North, Laura Smith in Crewe and Nantwich, Faisal Rashid in Warrington South and Mike Amesbury in Weaver Vale. The region now has the most Labour MPs (53) and highest vote share for Labour (55%) in the country. We won’t rest there however, we are now starting selections in seats that we aim to win next time and supporting on-going campaigns across the region. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our trade union colleagues for their support during the general election and to all of our members for working tirelessly across the region. It is this dedication that gave us such a great result and the solid base to build on whenever the next general election is called. We have recently had some staff changes in the Regional Office. Our Regional Director Anna Hutchinson has taken on the role of Executive Director of Campaigns and Elections in an acting capacity until the New Year. It is a very important job at an exciting time so we are really proud of Anna.

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As a result, I am now acting Regional Director and we have welcomed Richard Williams from the North Region as Acting Deputy Regional Director for the same period of time. Richard has a wealth of experience and will be an asset to the office. The team will continue to do the same work supporting CLPs in every way we can. We are delighted to have such a great agenda and speakers for Regional Conference and especially to have Jeremy Corbyn join us. I hope you enjoy the weekend and make the most of all of the events we have on offer. Finally, please join us in congratulating our Regional Organiser Liam Didsbury and his wife Cheryl who welcomed their baby Isabelle in October, I’m sure she will be delivering leaflets as soon as she can walk.

Andy Smith

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SATURDAY 9.30 Introduction to Promote Learn how to use the party’s exciting new digital advertising tool 12.00 North West TULO Tackling Insecure Work : A Fair Deal at Work In Modern Britain 12.00 Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform Voter registration, Votes at 16 and Changing the Voting system 12.00 Momentum "You can't win anything with kids." Where next for Labour and young people? 12.00 The Open University Why prison is a Socialist issue 13.00 Introducing Campaign Creator A guide to creating leaflets and other print 13.30 Welcoming New Members Ways to improve new member engagement across the Party. 13.30 Campaigning to Win 13.30

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Building a Diverse Party with Diane Abbott MP & Afzal Khan MP, how the Labour Party can ensure better representation at all levels. Financing Our Political Programme With Peter Dowd MP, NPF Rep James Frith, focus on how we finance our agenda Education Angela Rayner MP and NPF rep Jo Harding focusing on the National Education System Introducing the Doorstep app Learn how to record voter ID on your mobile phone or tablet while out on the doorstep. Labour Means Business Business reception West Lancashire Labour Group How can local Labour parties best address the impacts of Universal Credit? Jewish Labour Movement Confronting Antisemitism and Engaging Jewish Voters Equalities Reception Women, LGBT, BAME, young & disabled members with Cat Smith MP, Afzal Khan MP, Margaret Greenwood MP Delegates Reception The Co-operative Party is proud to host this year’s Delegate’s Reception to celebrate their 100th anniversary. Free drinks and nibbles available. LGBT Labour A night of karaoke and dancing. Entrance is free, we ask for a donation to LGBT Labour campaign fund.

SUNDAY 08.30 The Big Breakfast Tickets must be bought in advance 09.00 09.00

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NHS With NPF Rep, Jo Harding & Unite Co-ordinating Officer, Debbie Brannan, health devolution and social care. Brexit With MEP and NPF Rep Wajid Khan, focus on Brexit and what the best deal for Britain looks like.

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USDAW With over 435,000 members, Usdaw is one of Britain’s largest trade unions. Usdaw members work in a variety of industries including retail, distribution, home shopping, call centres, food processing and pharmaceuticals. Visit www. usdaw.org.uk to find out more about Usdaw and our campaigns. UNISON NORTH WEST UNISON is Britain’s leading trade union with over 1.3 million members and over 200,000 members in the North West. UNISON campaigns to improve your working life and make sure you get the best deal from your employer. UNITE THE UNION Unite is dedicated to serving the best interests of its members, protecting workers rights and improving the quality of life by negotiating with employers and government. As a primarily industrybased union, our structure means we can effectively represent your interests in the workplace, no matter where you work or what sector you’re from. COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION - CWU The Communication Workers Union in the North West represents over 25,000 members in postal, administrative, financial, telecom and mobile companies including BT, Telefonica (o2), Virgin Media, Capita, Royal Mail, Parcelforce, Post Office LTD, and Santander. CWU are campaigning for superfast broadband for all, the renationalisation of Royal Mail, Peoples Postbank, justice for Agency Workers and a new deal for workers. UNITED UTILITIES Serving seven million people and 200,000 businesses with water and wastewater services, United Utilities helps life flow smoothly across the North West. As we move towards our business plan for 2020-2025, United Utilities is here to listen to your ideas for the future of water and wastewater in the region. LGA LABOUR GROUP The LGA Labour Group exists to fight the corner for Labour councillors at a national level both within the cross-party Local Government Association and within the Labour Party at Westminster. The Group provides a strong voice for Labour councillors.

NORTH WEST REGION CO-OPERATIVE PARTY HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY! Established in 1917, the Co-operative Party is celebrating a century of political representation of the UK co-operative movement. There is plenty to celebrate: consumer protection, support for co-ops, credit union legislation, Co-op Commissions, Supporters Direct, co-operative schools, community energy and more. The Party invites its 10, 000 members and 200 local branches to join in the celebrations.  KEEP OUR FUTURE AFLOAT CAMPAIGN KOFAC is a trade union, industry community based campaign championing investment in the UK Submarine industrial and defence manufacturing industrial base to sustain its high value skills.The submarine industrial base supports 31000 jobs, 1000 firms in 444 towns for further info call 01229314039 www.navalshipbuilding.co.uk. BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COAST YOUNG LABOUR Our aim is to be a voice or all young members on the Fylde coast and get young people more involved in the Labour party. Visit our stall to help us raise money for the group and show support for young activists. EAST LANCASHIRE MODEL RAILWAY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION We are a very small charity, which working 10 years 2007 - 2017. Started by Mr Fred Coupe, when he retired from British Railway in Blackburn. LABOUR CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTORAL REFORM/MAKE VOTES MATTER LCER (the Labour campaign for electoral reform) aims to change Labour policy to reject the current voting system and replace it with one in which seats in the Commons reflect the votes cast. MVM (make votes matter) is the cross party campaign to introduce proportional representation for the House of Commons. LABOUR MEANS BUSINESS Labour Means Business is the Northwest Labour Party’s regional business forum. It is the place where those who lead or manage businesses in the private, public or third sector who share the values of the Labour

Party come together to discuss both best practice and the common challenges facing businesses in the North West. LIVERPOOL FRIENDS OF PALESTINE We are a Liverpool-based group campaigning for justice for the Palestinians. We are affiliated to Palestine Solidarity Campaign. MANCHESTER FRIENDS OF KURDISTAN Manchester Friends of Kurdistan promotes the right of the Kurdish people to self-determination and a peaceful solution, including by: Exposing Turkish war crimes and building support Kurdish political prisoners including elected MPs and mayors. Promoting Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan) as a haven of democratic governance, women’s rights and egalitarianism in the Middle East. NEWS FROM NOWHERE RADICAL BOOKSHOP Radically different! Liverpool’s radical and community bookshop - The *real* amazons! For books, T-shirts, postcards, mugs, badges etc - a registered not-for-profit established 1974, aiming to inform, challenge and educate by making literature available which record struggles for change worldwide and gives hope for a better world. THE GOOD CAMPAIGNS COMPANY Campaign services, we sell websites, calling and Digital services. UNITE AGAINST FASCISM Unite Against Fascism (UAF) is a broad-based coalition - supported by MPs, MEPs, Councillors, Trades Unions, Faith Groups and others which opposes fascist organisations such as the EDL, BNP and others. UAF organised the successful ‘Nick Griffin Must Go’ campaign from 2011 to 2014. [email protected] VISITBLACKPOOL CONFERENCE BUREAU VisitBlackpool Conference Team would like to welcome you to Blackpool and will have a range of information available should you get the opportunity to explore. We will also have info about the new conference centre opening Spring 2019

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WELCOME OUR NEW MPS We had a great General Election result in the North West winning 4 seats and increasing our majorities in many more. Labour won 55.6% of the vote in the North West, with the Tories on 35.5%. We are now the region with the highest vote share and the most MPs. As well as winning new seats we have 4 other new MPs taking previously Labour held seats.

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James was CEO and Founder of All Together, a social enterprise providing careers education and guidance services to young people to help them get into work. He also served three years as a Bury councillor before being elected to Parliament. James’ wife Nikki runs a local small business which started on the market in Ramsbottom, they recently welcomed a new baby to the family to join three other children. James is currently on the Education Select Committee.

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CREWE AND NANTWICH – LAURA SMITH Laura defeated Education Minister Edward Timpson to win in Crewe and Nantwich. Laura is a trained primary school teacher who worked as a tutor for children lacking in confidence. She became a leading school cuts campaigner in the constituency which encouraged her to make the move into politics. She is a mum of two, born and bred in the constituency and education is her passion Laura is a member of the Transport Select Committee.

WEAVER VALE – MIKE AMESBURY Mike was a Manchester City Councillor from 2006 and member of the Executive until being elected to Parliament. Mike worked in careers services and for the Labour Party going on to be an advisor to Angela Rayner MP and a key figure in Andy Burnham’s mayoral campaign. He is also an active trade unionist. He has recently moved his wife and young son into the constituency. Mike is a member of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.

WARRINGTON SOUTH – FAISAL RASHID Faisal had been a Warrington Borough Councillor from 2011 until being elected to Parliament and he was also the Mayor of Warrington in 2016. Being Mayor gave him the opportunity to raise money for local charities and support the community. Faisal worked in banking with HBOS and Natwest for 20 years giving him an insight into business and finance. He has lived in Warrington with his family for over 30 years. Faisal is a member of the International Trade Select Committee.

ROCHDALE – TONY LLOYD Tony has been an MP before. In 1983 he was elected MP for Stretford, until 1997, when boundaries were redrawn and he became MP for Manchester Central until 2012. He stepped down to become Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner and was interim Mayor of Greater Manchester from 20152017. As an MP, Lloyd was a Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Tony is now a Shadow Housing Minister.

LEIGH – JO PLATT Jo was chosen to stand in the seat vacated by Andy Burnham when he became Greater Manchester Metro Mayor. Jo was elected as a councillor in 2012 and was Portfolio holder for Children and Young People’s Services on Wigan Council until the election. This experience of building services puts her in a unique position to address the needs and aspirations of the people of Leigh. Jo is the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner MP.

WALTON – DAN CARDEN Dan was chosen to stand in the seat vacated by Steve Rotheram when he became Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor. Dan studied at London School of Economics before working in Parliament and at Unite the Union. He knows how to fight and win for people having advocated for constituents as a caseworker and worked with shop stewards and reps in the workplace. His mum worked in the NHS and his dad was a Liverpool dock worker.

MANCHESTER GORTON – AFZAL KHAN Afzal is the first person from a BME background to represent a Manchester constituency in Parliament. Prior to the election he was a North West MEP. He worked as a solicitor and was a Manchester City Councillor and the first Asian Lord Mayor of the city. In 2008 he was awarded a CBE for his work on community cohesion, inter-faith and local government. He has been appointed as a Shadow Immigration Minister. #6

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TEAM NORTH WEST The Regional Office team works with local parties to assist with local campaigns and constitutional issues, helping organise everything from by-elections and council elections to general elections. We also arrange social events, training sessions, conferences and fundraisers across the region. We use regional press, social media and the website to communicate national policy and campaigns. We arrange visits from the Shadow Cabinet members and the leader to communities and businesses and organise large scale rallies. We act as the link between Head Office and the members on the ground. If you need anything please get in touch.

ANDY SMITH

Acting Regional Director (Greater Manchester) [email protected]

RICHARD WILLIAMS

Acting Deputy Regional Director [email protected]

LIAM DIDSBURY

Regional Organiser (Merseyside) [email protected]

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GREATER MANCHESTER MAYORAL HOMELESS FUND As the elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, I have made ending rough sleeping across the city region by 2020 one of my top Mayoral priorities. Within three years and if we can achieve it, earlier, no one should be forced to spend a night on the streets. As my first act as Mayor, I established the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Homelessness Fund and as promised I donate 15% of my Mayoral salary each month to the fund. The fund supports frontline projects which can demonstrate they are supporting our objective to end rough sleeping and reduce and prevent homelessness through innovative initiatives such as: Building specialised supported accommodation for young people with access to education, volunteering and employment opportunities. Expanding mental health and rehabilitation programmes across Greater Manchester, including re-building community mental health support, recovery-led accommodation and arts programmes. Bringing empty properties back in to use for people threatened with becoming homeless. I am also creating a Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network, to maintain this impetus, harnessing the goodwill and compassion of the people of Greater Manchester and beyond. This network will consist of charities, people who have experienced homelessness, businesses, faith groups, civil society and the region’s local authorities, to share best practice, develop new solutions and progress in the same direction to tackle homelessness across Greater Manchester. So, I will provide leadership, but I need your help. As citizens, business people, community organisations, you can help by donating a portion of your salary, a one off amount or goods such as furniture (as required by local organisations). We are also keen to hear from people who can donate unused building space or organisations which have skills and expertise they wish to offer.

STEVE ROTHERAM MAYORAL UPDATE A message from Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region For too long, politicians have made the tired old claim to be that they are “hearing concerns”.  In 2017, Labour didn’t just hear concerns, we listened. Youth turnout in June was the highest in 25 years. On the strength of our radical ideas around housing, tuition fees and a jobs-first Brexit, Labour established itself as the party on the side of young people. I want to ensure young people have access to a world class education; impartial and informed careers advice and a vibrant, engaging community in which to live and work.  Working with local authorities, housing providers and Government we want to build a fairer, greener housing market where everyone has access to a good, decent, affordable home. With fantastic universities and innovative technologies on our doorstep we can build a dynamic economy that nurtures potential, retains talent and provides rewarding work for those who want to live and work in our region. But great opportunities should not be limited to those who have pursued an academic path. I know first-hand the value of the apprenticeships. As a bricklayer aged 16, it unlocked a world of opportunity for me. I want us to be a world leader in gold-standard technical apprenticeships to address vital skills shortages and harness the talents of all our young people. For too long, the needs of young people have been overlooked by those in positions of power. Labour stands ready for government with a manifesto that will change the lives and lifechances of our young people. In the North West, we have local leaders who are working tirelessly to transform our communities and I am proud to be given the opportunity as the first ever Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region to implement a Labour vision of a better society.

Steve Rotheram

You can contribute to the Mayor’s Fund by donating at: www.gofundme.com/GM-MayoralFund Find out more about individual organisations who require items at: streetsupport.net and you can contact our team for more information about donating skills/expertise/space at: [email protected] I thank you in anticipation for joining our shared mission to end the scandal of rough sleeping which is a tragedy for those affected and an affront to the decent values of the people of Greater Manchester.

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JEREMY’S SUMMER TOUR OF THE NORTH WEST

JEREMY’S SUMMER TOUR OF THE NORTH WEST

After the brilliant general election result Jeremy Corbyn used the summer to visit marginal seats across the country to show that next time a general election is called we will be ready to win. Over two days in August, Jeremy visited Bolton West, Pendle, Rossendale and Darwen, Blackpool North, Morecambe and Lunesdale and Southport, all seats we will be targeting next time. He visited community projects and held members events and finished with a huge rally on the beach.

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The members and staff of UNISON North West mourn the passing of our former General Secretary, Rodney Bickerstaffe, a champion of working class people everywhere and our good friend. Rodney devoted his life to public service workers. Yet he is best known for helping forge UNISON from three former unions, for driving the National Minimum Wage and for championing pensioners. We all aspire to continue the fight for the things to which he gave his life.

UNITE IS THE LARGEST TRADE UNION IN THE UK AND IRELAND WITH AROUND 1.42 MILLION MEMBERS ACROSS 20 DIFFERENT PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND VOLUNTARY SECTORS INCLUDING MANUFACTURING, PUBLIC SERVICES, TRANSPORT, FOOD, FINANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. UNITE IS DEDICATED TO SERVING THE BEST INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS AND WILL SEEK TO IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES THOUGH EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS AND GOVERNMENT. Strongly industrially based, our structure means we can represent your interests effectively in your workplace, no matter who is your employer or what industrial sector you work in. Unite’s Community membership also means those not in employment are welcomed into the union family. Members of Unite are entitled to a range of legal and member services with representation services covering a range of issues, both inside and outside the workplace. We can help with personal injury claims, employment matters, wills, conveyancing and many other legal issues. You never know when you might need advice with a problem at work. So it’s good to know Unite is here to help. Join Unite - have a voice, take action and play a part...Unite the union - the union for all. www.unitetheunion.org Check out our political strategy by clicking on the Unite Politics tab

Obituaries

These are the names of members who have passed away this year and have been notified to the Regional Board. They will be remembered during a minute’s silence at Regional conference.

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YOUR NORTH WEST MEPs

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2018 Next year, there are local elections taking place in key areas of the region. We encourage members to get in touch with local parties and offer support to ensure we get some brilliant results in May. Our councils do vital work on the frontline dealing with the fallout of Tory policy. These seats will also be battlegrounds in the next general election so getting strong campaigns running now is essential to help us get into government. Can you lend a hand in a council area near you? TRAFFORD

Trafford is one of the ten Greater Manchester boroughs and the only one that is not Labour held. The Tories have control with a majority of 3 seats. Contact: [email protected]

PENDLE

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Pendle Borough Council is currently run by the Tories with no overall control. The council has historically been passed between the parties and no overall control for many years. Pendle also still has one BNP councillor. Contact: [email protected]

ROSSENDALE

Rosendale Borough Council is currently Labour held with a majority of 6 and we need to make sure we hold on to all the seats we have and make gains to lay the groundwork for the general election. Contact: [email protected]

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SEFTON

Sefton is one of the seven boroughs of Liverpool City Region and is currently Labour held with a majority of 14. It contains the key target seat of Southport which we would be aiming to win in the next general election. Contact: [email protected]

BOLTON

Bolton is a Labour held council with a majority of 14. It has 4 Ukip councillors. We need to focus on the seats in the target constituency of Bolton West which is the most marginal Tory constituency in the North West. Contact: [email protected] Other areas that will be working hard include Wigan, Wirral and West Lancashire.

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NORTH WEST YOUNG LABOUR UPDATE

WELCOME DELEGATES TO THE NORTH WEST REGIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

It has been a busy year for North West Young Labour and we are proud to have been playing our part in the great elections successes across the region.

New Deal For Workers Theresa May is continuing Cameron and Osborne’s plan of an economy built on low pay, longer hours, insecure working models and increased retirement age. Workers are under greater pressure to work harder and faster, for longer and for less, than at any time in recent memory. In too many industries the only innovation working people have seen is in new forms of insecure employment, from bogus self-employment and zero-hours contracts to PBA contracts exploiting the agency workers loophole. The country needs a bold new deal for workers, with employment rights, collective bargaining and new forms of ownership and governance at its heart. The CWU therefore welcomes the pledges made in Labour’s 2017 manifesto regarding rights in the workplace. History tells us only Labour will stand up for working people by introducing a true National Living Wage, putting an end to rogue employers, insecure employment practices and ensuring all workers have access to justice.

That’s why the CWU supports a new deal for workers and the Labour Party.

We took a big team to the Copeland and Stoke-On-Trent by-elections in February. By-elections are a great way for new members to get practice at door knocking and see what a polling day operation is like so we always try to take people along. It is also always good fun! Our very own Damian Bailey played a key role in organising the General Election campaign in Crewe and Nantwich which was a great success. We won the seat with a 4% swing and elected Laura Smith as the brilliant new MP. We were proud to watch our Under 19s officer Lauren Stocks give a barn storming speech at National Conference in Brighton. She spoke about her experience in school and how the stress of sitting GCSEs is affecting young people’s mental health. It lead to lots of praise and national press coverage. Nice one Lauren! We have new Young Labour groups forming across the region who are keen to get stuck into playing a role in the party. In Lancashire, Rob Wood is doing a great job at bringing a strong enthusiastic team together who play a vital role in campaigns there. We are also pleased to see our former executive members going on to great things. Leigh Drennan is now Vice Chair of national Young Labour, taking over from former NWYL Women’s’ Officer Charlotte Nichols. We also held our annual Youth Conference two weeks ago in Manchester where members from across the region came together for discussion, debate and training.

Carl Webb CWU North West Regional Secretary email: [email protected]

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