Prime Time: can primaries bring Labour closer to the voters?

The Institute co-hosted fringe events at each of the three party conferences, where our panellists discussed the merits of recent reforms to candidate selection and reflected on the impact they have had on candidate diversity and public engagement.

As Labour seeks to rebuild a winning progressive coalition, this seminar asked whether the introduction of primaries, involving pre-registered supporters for parliamentary and mayoral selections, can help to engage a wider group of the public in its activities and put local parties in a better position to fight come the general election.

Prime Time: can primaries bring Labour closer to the voters? was hosted by the Institute for Government, Progress and IPPR, the Institute for Public Policy Research.

Speakers

• Lord Adonis (Chair)
• David Lammy MP
• Will Straw
• Richard Angell
• Ellie Reeves

More information

• What works in candidate selection? A discussion paper for the party conferences 2011
• Prime Time, by Andrew Adonis