The Hustings of Ideas – Video

5 August 2010

Video and audio
of the event is available.

Tuesday 4pm 13th July, Palace of Westminster

Douglas Alexander MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South and former Secretary of State for International Development

Hazel Blears MP for Salford and Eccles and former Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Kelvin Hopkins MP for Luton North

Sadiq Khan MP for Tooting and former Secretary of State for Transport

Kerry McCarthy MP for Bristol East

Chair: Mehdi Hasan, Senior Political Editor for The New Statesman

Labour’s leaders are on show at hustings around the country and displaying their debate skills. But what are their big ideas?

Open Left doesn’t want to see Labour’s leadership election become a beauty parade or a contest of personalities. We want Labour’s next leader to be elected on the strength of their ideas, not based on the differences in their character.

So we asked the candidates’ supporters to discuss the policy issues and debate their big ideas at our Hustings of Ideas.

The discussion was chaired by Mehdi Hasan, Senior Political Editor for The New Statesman, Douglas Alexander MP spoke on behalf of David Miliband; Hazel Blears MP for Andy Burnham; Kelvin Hopkins MP for Diane Abbott; Sadiq Khan MP for Ed Miliband; and Kerry McCarthy MP for Ed Balls.

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  1. Half-time team talk for Labour leadership candidates | Left Foot Forward
    July 6th, 2010 @ 6:31 pm

    [...] Miliband are going to be replaced by a fresh, hungry and new 2nd line, as Demos hosts the first ‘Hustings of Ideas’ next Tuesday. Douglas Alexander, Hazel Blears, Kelvin Hopkins, Sadiq Khan and Kerry McCarthy [...]

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