The era of the long Parliamentary apprenticeship, during which a newly elected MP might hone their speechmaking or develop policy ideas, appears to be over.

Each generation of Parliamentarians will have crises they need to confront. The current Parliament has arguably faced one of the most challenging international environments in recent memory with Covid, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and now the Israel-Palestine conflict. But when MPs enter Parliament, with the exception of a few, none will have ever considered geopolitics and conflict.

Today, CGP launched the Future Leaders Essay Collection to conclude our inaugural 2023 Future Leaders Programme.

At Labour Party Conference 2023 in Liverpool, the Coalition for Global Prosperity hosted a discussion with Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP & Shadow Development Minister Lisa Nandy MP.

CGP were delighted to host The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Foreign Secretary, at a reception at Conservative Party Conference 2023 in partnership with Conservative Friends of the Armed Forces.

CGP were honoured to host a reception with the Attorney General, The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis MP, and Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian MP, to discuss the UK’s efforts to persecute Russian war crimes and support Ukraine’s fight for justice.

CGP were delighted to collaborate with the TaxPayers’ Alliance at Conservative Party Conference for a panel discussion about the UK’s foreign aid budget.

CGP were delighted to host an expert panel discussion about the relationship between UK Aid, migration, and global prosperity and security at Conservative Party Conference 2023.

CGP were delighted to partner with Global Partnership for Education (GPE) at Conservative Party Conference 2023 to discuss how the silver bullet of education can address global challenges.

CGP partnered with CAFOD for a panel discussion at Conservative Party Conference 2023, “Connecting the dots: How the climate is shaping humanitarian emergencies.”

CGP were delighted to partner with WaterAid for an ‘In Conversation’ event with The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP to discuss water security.

CGP were delighted to partner with Mines Advisory Group (MAG) for a panel discussion at Conservative Party Conference about the UK’s role in preventing armed conflict globally.

During Conservative Party Conference 2023, Chief Executive Ryan Henson joined GB News to discuss why the UK Aid Budget should not be cut.

Today, the United Kingdom faces its own set of challenges, and a new Marshall Plan for overseas aid and development could be the answer to fostering national security and alleviating poverty on a global scale.

During the Conference Parliamentary Recess, CGP hosted a delegation of Conservative Members of Parliament for a visit to Washington D.C. James Gray MP, Jane Stevenson MP, Mark Jenkinson MP and Mark Logan MP.

CGP were delighted to kick off Party Conference season with a panel at Liberal Democrats Party Conference in Bournemouth in partnership with Lib Dems in International Development (LDID) and BOND.

The Coalition for Global Prosperity were pleased to host the second in our series of Policy Retreats for future Parliamentary Candidates in Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire.

Author: Ryan Baldry, Senior Communications Manager

This year’s G20 Summit in India was a relatively calm affair where the war Ukraine was not an obvious front and centre issue like in previous summits.

The Coalition for Global Prosperity hosted a group of cross-party candidates for our latest overseas visit to Jordan to see the impact of UK backed projects in the region.

The Coalition for Global Prosperity was delighted to host the first Policy Retreat at St George’s House, Windsor Castle last week as part of our Future Leaders Programme.