Anneliese Dodds MP, Labour’s Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary
Speaking at Labour Party Conference
Sunday 8 October 2023
Conference, it’s wonderful to be back here in Liverpool again.
Speaking to conference for the third time as Party Chair and Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary.
And for the first time as Chair of the National Policy Forum.
Yes, it’s been a busy year for me. And an even busier one for Labour.
The year we set out our mission-driven agenda to give Britain its future back.
And agreed a policy programme to deliver that change at the full meeting of the NPF.
Change that is desperately needed after thirteen years of the Conservatives.
Just look at the damage they’ve done over the last year alone.
When we last met, Liz Truss was crashing our economy.
A year on, Rishi Sunak is trashing our economic future.
And who always pays the highest price for this economic incompetence?
Those who can least afford it.
The Tories have stood by as inequality has soared.
Only Labour will stand up and do something about it.
With a mission to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7 so that everyone can reach their full potential.
With a New Deal that will transform the rights of working people.
With action to support women experiencing menopause, tackle the Gender Pay Gap and boost businesses led by women and ethnic minority people.
We’ll protect the right to equal pay by enshrining the ‘single source test’ in UK law – rights the Tories only promised to keep after Labour challenged them on it.
And new commitments I announced yesterday to women’s conference will boost representation in Parliament by forcing every political party to publish data on the diversity of candidates for parliamentary elections in the UK, Scotland and Wales.
Tories – we’re looking at you – and the public will be,…
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