Postdoctoral Research Fellow to discuss welfare, health and disability at Labour Party Conference
Friday 11 September 2026
Dr Kate Summers, British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, will be speaking at this year's Labour Party Conference.
Kate will take part in an Institute for Government panel on Monday 28 September about welfare, health and disability, titled: How can Labour build an affordable welfare system that supports sick and disabled people?
Speakers include Dame Meg Hillier MP, Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Ben Paxton, and Dr Kate Summers. The event will be chaired by Thomas Pope, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
Kate says:
"I'm looking forward to the discussion and bringing an experiential, 'bottom-up' perspective from my work."
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