Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG)

LFPG is a network for Labour members & foreign policy professionals bringing expertise to the Labour Party. Founded by @peymasad & @jessicatoale

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

Bangladesh goes to the polls today! Exec Member Andy Bruce writes about the elections and whether, after 18 months of interim rule following the July 2024 uprising, they will mark a return to democratic governance or lead to a political crisis https://t.co/fJ6rFQ57vF

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

@DrWinnieKing It was an administrative error we forgot to upload the social media picture to the website. We are reposting now. Thank you - you can read our China report here: https://t.co/1vP0gCDG6P

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

This year at #LabourConference2025 we have a great line up of events! Check out our Conference programme here:

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

Join us @LabourFPG alongside @TheHALOTrust and @MAGsaveslives for our Tackling Global Conflict: What will it take? reception TONIGHT at 18:00 in the Hilton Hotel with @JennyChapman, Minister for International Development, @LordMcConnell, @AlexBallingerMP and @HFalconerMP #Lab25

[Libby Smith @libbysmith17]

At @BritainLeads we're gearing up for our biggest conference season yet with a total of 18 events!

Next: Labour in Liverpool where I'll be interviewing Development Minister @JennyChapman on Mon & joining other discussion during the week.🌹See you there!

[The HALO Trust @TheHALOTrust]

HALO will be at the #LabourConference on Sunday, hosting a reception with @MAGsaveslives and @LabourFPG on the role the UK and its partners can play in helping to address the global rise in conflict.

🪖 We face the highest number of active conflicts since #WWII.
🌍 2 billion people (1/4 of the world’s population) live in conflict-affected areas - increasingly in urban areas.
💥 There are over 120 armed conflicts globally, involving over 60 states and 120 non-state groups. #Landmine use is rising for the first time in decades.
🆘 Forced displacement is at a post-war high of 110 million people. Nearly 300 million people will require humanitarian aid & protection in 2025.
⚠️ Increased use of improvised explosive devices is just one example of how the threat of explosive ordnance has evolved over the last decade.
📈 The global cost of violence in 2024 was $20 trillion – equivalent to the GDP of China being lost every year.

Learn more: https://t.co/lkNsguqZWp

[Peymana Assad @Peymasad]

Labour Foreign Policy Group will be hosting its annual MENA panel at party conference this year, which I am pleased to chair! Join us on Monday 29th September at 13:00 in Room 12 of the ACC in the Secure Zone to hear from:
@Louise_Jones_MP Minister for Veterans and People
H.E Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohamed Al-Khalifa, Bahrain Ambassador to the UK @BahrainEmbUK
Gabrielle Rifkind of Oxford Process
and @AlexBallingerMP Member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

Join us TODAY in Oxford at Teddy College, University of Oxford to discuss the UK-US Special Relationship with @AlexBallingerMP and Professor Emily Jones. Chaired by our Chair, Cllr Peymana Assad.
RSVP here: https://t.co/vrc4xTITu5

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

Join us TODAY in Oxford at Teddy College, University of Oxford to discuss the UK-US Special Relationship with @AlexBallingerMP and Professor Emily Jones. Chaired by our Chair, Cllr Peymana Assad.
RSVP here: https://t.co/vrc4xTITu5

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

Today Albania went to the polls, as PM Edi Rama seeks a fourth term. Our Exec Member Andrew Bruce has written a briefing about the elections, and if the outcome will bring Albania closer to EU membership. Read here: https://t.co/6hFFosbrRY

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

Thank you to US Ambassador Jane D. Hartley for a wonderful welcome reception.

Our shared values and interests, and a dedication to democratic, transparent institutions will see greater co -operation between the UK and US.

[Bond @bondngo]

"Peace, Peace Peace. The potential for loss of life & humanitarian disaster in Sudan is huge, we need to work towards peace" says @AlistairCarns when asked about the what needs to be done on the situation in Sudan during the @LabourFPG's panel on the Middle East & North Africa.

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

Come and join us, this afternoon at 12:00 in the Pullman Hotel in the Mersey Suite, lunch and drinks provided, for our Annual Panel discussion on the Middle East and North Africa #LabourConferece24 #Lab24

With
@HFalconerMP
@AlistairCarns
@jasmineelgamal
@SaudiEmbassyUK

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

Come and join us, this afternoon at 12:00 in the Pullman Hotel in the Mersey Suite, lunch and drinks provided, for our Annual Panel discussion on the Middle East and North Africa #LabourConferece24 #Lab24

With
@HFalconerMP
@AlistairCarns
@jasmineelgamal
@SaudiEmbassyUK

[Peymana Assad @Peymasad]

Thank you @bondngo for partnering with us at @LabourFPG and @LabourCID on this panel discussion this morning alongside @EmilyThornberry and @DavidTaylor85 , alongside Frances Guy at #Lab24 on what Progressive Realism means for International Development

[Peymana Assad @Peymasad]

Looking forward to hosting this reception this evening on behalf of @LabourFPG, @TheHALOTrust, @MAGsaveslives and @LabourCID

We will have the new 🇬🇧 Labour Government’s International Development Minister @AnnelieseDodds and the new Minister for MENA, Hamish Falconer MP speak

[Coalition for Global Prosperity @BritainLeads]

Headed to Liverpool for @UKLabour party conference? Us too!

We’re looking forward to talking all things international development with @AnnelieseDodds on Monday with @LabourCID and @LabourFPG

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

We have an entire programme of events at party conference this year and our annual standalone event is on Tuesday 24th September 12:00-13:30 in the Pullman Hotel (secure zone access required).

Join our Middle East and North Africa Forum for a panel discussion:

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

Today, our Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer is hosting the European Political Community Meeting at Blenheim Palace.

Have a read of our newly published report written by our Exec Member Andy Bruce on what its all about 👇
https://t.co/Xp2NJeljwI

[Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) @LabourFPG]

We congratulate @DavidLammy on his appointment as Foreign Secretary and @AnnelieseDodds as Minister for International Development.

We look forward to working with both of you on the challenges ahead.