Founding Partner
Christians in Politics
Christians in Politics is an all-party, non-denominational organisation which seeks to encourage and inspire Christians to get involved in politics and public life. Emphasis is placed on our membership of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, as opposed to the earthly allegiances which may separate us.
Christians in Politics is constituted by the Conservative Christian Fellowship, the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum and Christians on the Left.
Partner / Member
To end poverty and protect the environment, we need trade justice, not free trade. We’re a proud member.
The UK needs change and it needs a Labour Government to make it happen. We’re proudly affiliated to the largest political party in the UK.
We’re calling for a more humane approach to people seeking protection in the UK. TWR members have one thing that unites us: we believe in showing compassion for people fleeing war and persecution.
Tax should not be seen as a burden: it’s a way of showing love for our neighbour. Our Director Louise is a member of the management committee.
There are 20 societies affiliated to the Labour Party and we’re proud to work together alongside Labour in our diversity of interests, specialims and expertise.
Our Friends
In 2021 with the return of some in-person events to public life, Labour Party Conference is back!
Carl Brettle, Adam May and Pastor Tunde Balogun from the Neighbourhood Prayer Network came to the Labour Party Conference Church Service at One Church Brighton, where they challenged and encouraged Christians on the Left as a movement to be a people of prayer. They also encouraged the Labour Party that christians all over the UK are both taking action through thousands of church initiatives and praying every month for their streets and communities.
Archbishop Anba Angaelos, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK, sent his reflections on persecution for our panel with Sat-7 at Party Conference 2021 “Free to Believe - Can religious freedom be assured?”.
CotL Officer Stephen Beer chaired this excellent event with Fleur Anderson MP (APPG, International Freedom of Religious Belief) Stephen Doughty MP (Shadow Minister for Africa & International Development) and others.
Many people believe slavery ended long ago. This couldn’t be further from the truth. We have been priviledged to hear Esther Swaffield-Bray (England Director) speak to our National Day Conference 2019 and CEO David Westlake speak at the Labour Party Conference Service in Brighton.
We are proud to promote and support their multi-dimensional approach to ending slavery including legal, political and practical actions.
At Party Conference 2019 & 2021, World Vision partnered with us for events raising the plight of vulnerable children. Events included a Prayer Breakfast titled: Ending violence against children. World Vision in the World’s largest refugee camp and a panel titled “Faith in Aid?” with other faith-based international aid organisations.
Speakers at the various events included Grace Blakeley of the New Statesman, Preet Gill MP - then Shadow Minister for International Development, Rev Barbara Glasson, Hilary Benn MP and Kate Green MP
We are pleased to work alongside Catholics for Labour, who work to support Members of Parliament who profess a Catholic faith.
Our panel with SERA at Party Conference 2021 was chaired by CotL Vice-Chair Hannah Rich as we heard perspectives on overseas Aid and Trade from Preet Gill MP & Emily Thornberry MP, responding to some great challenges from Tearfund, World Vision and Christian Aid.
At Party Conference 2019, Marsha de Cordova MP and Stephen Timms MP led prayers at our Prayer Breakfast “How can we build a more compassionate welfare state?” with the Trussell Trust.
They know it takes more than food to end hunger. The Trussell Trust bring together the experiences of food banks in their network, and those communities, to challenge the structural economic issues that lock people in poverty and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.