Spring Conference 2026
Auditorium Agenda and Motions
Find the print agenda, directory, policy and consultation papers and reports for Spring Conference here.
Saturday
09.00 - Opening of Conference
F1 - Cllr Nick da Costa (Chair, FCC); Aide: Eleanor Kelly (Vice Chair, FCC); Hall Aide: Dr Chris Adams (Vice Chair, FCC)
Opening of Conference by Josh Babarinde MP, President of the Liberal Democrats
09.10 - Party Business
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Mover: Cllr Nick da Costa (Chair, Federal Conference Committee).
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Mover: Cllr Lucy Nethsingha (Vice Chair, Federal Policy Committee)
Chair: Eleanor Kelly (Vice Chair, FCC); Aide: Dr Chris Adams (Vice Chair, FCC); Hall Aide: Alison Jenner
Read the Reports to Conference here.
The deadline for questions for F2 and F3 is 13.00 Monday 2 March. Questions selected will be published in Conference Extra and Saturday's Conference Daily. These questions will be guaranteed an answer, either in the session or in writing thereafter. Questions may also be submitted up until 08.50 Saturday 14 March; such questions are only taken at the discretion of the chair.
09.30 Constitutional Amendment
Local Government Matters: A Councillor Seat on the Federal Conference Committee
11.10 Speech
F7 - Chair: Jess Brown-Fuller MP; Aide: Jennie Rigg
Anna Sabine MP - Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport
12.50 - Lunch break and fringe
Please see the Conference Agenda & Directory for our fringe, training and exhibition programme.
14.10 - Question and Answer Session
F26 - Chair: Eleanor Kelly (Vice Chair, FCC); Aide: Leo Dempster; Hall Aide: Cllr Gareth Epps.
Ed Davey MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Members may put questions on any topic to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Concise questions (maximum 25 words) may be submitted online until 13.00 on Monday 2 March, or to the Speaker’s Table by 12.50 on Saturday 14 March. See Page 12-13 of the agenda.
15.40 Speech
F11 - Chair: Chloe Hutchinson; Aide: Paul McGarry
James MacCleary MP - Spokesperson for Defence
17.05 - Party Business
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Mover: Josh Babarinde MP (President of the Liberal Democrats).
Chair: Baroness Pinnock; Aide: Chris Maines; Hall Aide: Dionne Daniel.
The report sessions are the chance for party members to hear how the party is being run and to put questions directly to the Party President.
Read the Reports to Conference here.
The deadline for questions for F13 is Monday 2 March. Questions selected will be published in Conference Extra and Sunday’s Conference Daily. These questions will be guaranteed an answer, either in the session or in writing thereafter. Questions may also be submitted up until 16.00 Saturday 14 March; such questions are only taken at the discretion of the chair. See page 12-13 of the agenda for further information.
18.00 - Close of session
Please see the Conference Directory for our fringe, training and exhibition programme.
Sunday
09.30 - Question and Answer Session
The Parliamentary Parties - Tom Morrison MP (Deputy Chief Whip of the Commons Parliamentary Party) and Lord Purvis (Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords)
F16 - Chair: Paul McGarry; Aide: Lord Mohammed; Hall Aide: Chloe Hutchinson
The deadline for questions for F16 is Monday 2 March. Questions selected will be published in Conference Extra and Saturday’s Conference Daily. These questions will be guaranteed an answer, either in the session or in
writing thereafter. Questions may also be submitted up until 18.00 Saturday 14 March; such questions are only taken at the discretion of the chair. See pages 10–11 of the agenda for further information.
14.10 - Speech
F17 - Chair: Cllr Callum Robertson; Aide: Dr Chris Adams (Vice Chair, FCC)
Peter Taylor, Elected Mayor of Watford
11.30 - Party Awards
F20 - Chair: Cllr Nick da Costa (Chair, FCC); Aide: Eleanor Kelly (Vice Chair, FCC); Hall Aide: Dr Chris Adams (Vice Chair, FCC).
Find out more at libdems.org.uk/party-awards
