Cladiators' Conference Sunday 3rd October 2021

The Conservative Party Conference began on Sunday 3rd October 2021 in Manchester. We organised our own rally and called it the Cladiators' Conference. Several notable speakers joined together to condemn the current situation whereby thousands upon thousands of leaseholders have been left to carry the cost of fixing problems that are not of their making.

Andy Burnham, David Walker (Bishop of Manchester), Lucy Powell and George Clarke were joined by local residents Anastasia Frost and Georgie Hulme. Rebecca Fairclough and Giles Grover who lead the Manchester Cladiators campaign group provided the introductions and summary. All of the speeches can be viewed from this page and photographs from the day are included at the foot of the page.

Rebecca Fairclough introducing the Conference

David Walker the Bishop of Manchester

Andy Burnham - Manchester Mayor

Lucy Powell - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing

George Clarke - architect, television presenter, lecturer, writer and campaigner

Anastasia Frost - a local resident affected by the Building Safety Crisis

Georgie Hulme - founder member of the leaseholder disability action group (CLADDAG)

Pictures from the Day

The speakers at the Cladiators' Conference
Rebecca Fairclough introducing the Cladiators' Conference
David Walker and George Clarke
George Clarke and David Walker talking to attendees before the rally
George Clarke, Lucy Powell and David Walker
The speakers at the Cladiators' Conference
George Clarke in discussion with a member of the audience
Lucy Powell
George Clarke and Lucy Powell
Leaseholders at the Cladiators' Conference
Gathering before the Cladiators' Conference
The speakers at the Cladiators' Conference