Lord Brady of Altrincham, ‘Kingmaker: Secrets, Lies and the Truth about Five Prime Ministers’ Monday, 16 December, 2024 Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, Chairperson of the Conservative Foreign & Commonwealth Council (CFCC), hosted the CFCC’s Annual Christmas Reception at the House of Lords on Monday 9th December 2024. Dame Pauline welcomed all present with a Christmas greeting from Lady (Lynda) Chalker of Wallasey, the Council’s former President. She then introduced Lord Brady of Altrincham, who would be speaking about... Reports
"Hope for the UK post Covid - start of a new renaissance and rebirth of the economy and opportunities" with Andrew Griffith MP (Arundel and South Downs) 17th July 2020 "Hope for the UK post Covid - start of a new renaissance and rebirth of the economy and opportunities" with Andrew Griffith MP (Arundel and South Downs)... Reports
Global Environmental Finance, Choose Your Colour - Green/Brown, Black/Blue? 9th July 2020 Professor Michael Mainelli began with a history of environmentalism seen from a financial services perspective, referencing the City of London’s first clean air... Reports
Ambassador of Italy 30th June 2020 Ambassador Trombetta spoke about "Covid and Italian-UK bilateral foreign affairs priorities" CFCC members heard an excellent talk about opportunities for Italy... Reports
'The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – Myths Busted' with Henry Tillman 11th June 2020 Henry Tillman has over 35 years experience as an international banker, based mostly from London. He had prior senior Executive Management roles at BZW (London)... Reports
Rehman Chishti MP on 'Life as an MP during Covid-19' 6th May 2020 CFCC Chairman, Rehman Chishti MP, spoke with over 40 members via video conference call on the topic ‘Life as an MP during Covid-19’, followed by an excellent Q... Reports
The Rt Hon Lord Hamilton of Epsom 6th March 2020 4th March 2020 Lord Hamilton gave us an insightful talk about the UK and our global position in particular on future scenarios for the EU. Reports
The Ambassador of Georgia, HE Tamar Beruchashvili 15th February 2020 CFCC members were welcomed at the new Embassy in Pimlico and were given a fascinating presentation on the foreign affairs of Georgia. Reports
The Rt Hon Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE 16th January 2020 ‘ The House of Lords In These Times’ Lord Taylor spoke about the general role and how the House of Lords works from a political point of view, in particular its... Reports
Ambassador of Peru 14th November 2019 The Ambassador of Peru, HE Juan Carlos Gamarra, was hosted by Baroness Hooper and after dinner spoke about the strength of bilateral relations between Peru and... Reports
