Making Labour listen

Labour politicians had nowhere to hide at their UK Party Conference in Bournemouth, September 2007. Two groups of campaigning teenagers tracked them down around town, in meetings and at the conference hotel.

Their message: do more to lift the poorest million children in the UK out of poverty. Now!

Meeting with Bev Hughes
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One big name down, the team then chatted with Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children. They also ran a formal session to ask MPs how, in 2007, children in the UK still find themselves in situations where they don't have enough food or good heating. And they talked about seasonal grants as a solution