Ambassador Suzuki’s attendance at the Labour Party Conference 2026
2026/9/29
From 27 to 29 September, Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki visited Liverpool to attend the 2026 Labour Party Conference, marking his third official visit to Liverpool during his current tenure.
He had meetings with Mr Luke Pollard MP, the Minister of State (Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry), Ms Sally Jameson MP, the Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office alongside the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Lord Sarwar, the Minister of State (Minister for Trade) in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. In these meetings he exchanged views on a broad range of topics regarding the Japan-UK partnership including GCAP, bilateral industrial cooperation, and wider international affairs.
Additionally, Ambassador Suzuki used the opportunity to speak with various distinguished figures within the Labour government including Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Chancellor John Healey, and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband as well as Mr Steve Rotherham, the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region.
He had meetings with Mr Luke Pollard MP, the Minister of State (Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry), Ms Sally Jameson MP, the Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office alongside the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Lord Sarwar, the Minister of State (Minister for Trade) in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. In these meetings he exchanged views on a broad range of topics regarding the Japan-UK partnership including GCAP, bilateral industrial cooperation, and wider international affairs.
Additionally, Ambassador Suzuki used the opportunity to speak with various distinguished figures within the Labour government including Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Chancellor John Healey, and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband as well as Mr Steve Rotherham, the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region.