The New Statesman’s annual Politics Live conference addresses the most important topics in UK and international politics.
With a volatile international picture and straitened economic circumstances at home, the UK’s future has never felt more uncertain. Yet, as significant as the challenges are, there is also huge potential to make a positive impact on the world stage and improve living standards across the country. But what does this look like and how can it be achieved?
Through panel discussions, live interviews and debates, leading lights from Westminster, industry and beyond come together to interrogate the most topical and urgent policy issues of the day and to debate the UK’s place on the world stage.
Join us on Tuesday 30th June 2026 to hear insights from experts, politicians and industry leaders; network with fellow influential guests and address the issues that are shaping the UK and will determine the country’s future at home and abroad. Past speakers include Sir Keir Starmer MP, Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, Sir Jeremy Hunt MP, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and Martin Lewis.
NS Politics Live past topics covered include
➤ How can we future proof our public services?
➤ Digital futures: How can tech and innovation solve the productivity puzzle?
➤ Live long and prosper: How can better health support the economy?
➤ How can international cooperation make us safer and more prosperous?
➤ Skills and social mobility: How can we train, upskill and grow the workforce of the future?
➤ Decarbonising industry: How can businesses help us lead the world on net zero?
Some of our past speakers
Sir Keir Starmer MP
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP
Secretary of State for Education
Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Pedro Serrano
EU Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert
Martin Lewis CBE
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