We are delighted to be able to gather in person during this year’s Conservative Party Conference to pray for key issues affecting the nation.
On Tuesday 4th October we will be joined by Tearfund at one of our annual CCF Prayer Breakfasts
We have an excellent line up of speakers including: Policy Advisors from Tearfund, Sir Desmond Swayne MP and Caroline Ansell MP.
This event is free, however, advanced registration is required.
About Sir Desmond Swayne MP Since 1997, Sir Desmond Angus Swayne MP TD VR has represented the New Forest West constituency in Parliament. Swayne worked as a manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland before entering politics. He served as David Cameron's Parliamentary Private Secretary for two years while Cameron was prime minister as well as from 2005 to 2010 while Cameron was the leader of the opposition. He was appointed Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury in September 2012, and Minister for International Development in July 2014. Swayne received a knighthood in the 2016 Birthday Honours for his parliamentary and political contributions.
About Caroline Ansell MP Caroline Ansell was first elected as Member of Parliament for Eastbourne in 2015 and again in 2019. Ansell was a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee as well as the Ecclesiastical Committee, which was cross-party. The latter committee played a significant role in drawing attention to the threat that microbeads in cleaning supplies posed to marine life. She also supported the designation of Beachy Head East as a Marine Conservation Zone, which was one of her other prominent involvements in environmental causes. She served as vice-chair of the WASPI APPG, a campaign to secure transitional pension arrangements for women born primarily in the 1950s who have missed out due to pension equalisation legislation. Ansell chaired the Education group within the Conservative Party's own 1922 Committee, where she stated that her ambitions were to improve educational standards.