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Labour Party Conference returns to Brighton

By James Ledward
Jan 26, 2012 - 11:11:59 AM
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Cllr Geoffrey Bowden
The Labour Party will be returning to the city to hold its annual conference at the Brighton Centre next year.
 
The party will be bringing more than 8,000 delegates and visitors to the city in September 2013 injecting an estimated £20 million into the local economy.
 
The party last held its autumn conference in the city in 2009.
 
Last week the city council announced 28 major conferences and events booked for this year, expected to attract 30,000 delegates and earn the city £45 million.

Most will be at the council-run Brighton Centre which has been newly refurbished, with others at the Dome, Brighton Hilton Metropole, The Grand, Thistle and Holiday Inn.
 
This year the largest conference will be the Liberal Democrats' party conference, in late September, expected to bring 8,000 delegates.
 
Councillor Geoffrey Bowden, the  council's cabinet member for culture, recreation and tourism, said:
"We are delighted the Labour Party has chosen Brighton & Hove for its 2013 conference.  This is fantastic news for the city. Businesses across the city will benefit, with delegates bringing trade to local hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, shops and tourist attractions.
 
"A huge amount of work goes on behind the scenes to promote the city as a venue for conferences because of its importance to the local economy and we are delighted conference organisers are choosing Brighton & Hove."

Iain McNicol, Labour Party General Secretary, said:
“The Labour Party’s Annual Conference is the highlight of the party’s year, a time when party members come together to discuss the challenges the country faces and how we can tackle them.

“Brighton’s newly refurbished Centre will provide an excellent venue for Labour’s Shadow Cabinet and party members to meet together.

"Labour’s Annual Conferences could mean millions of pounds for the region’s economy."


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