Progress wants to support CLPs in the work they do, campaigning for a fourth term Labour government.

To do this, we have launched two intiatives - our 'Speaker List', and the 'Obama Roadshow'. Both aim to make it easier for CLPs to arrange top-quality speakers for their meetings.

With less than a year to go before the next general election there is an urgent need for progressive policy debate and discussion in the party to show Labour has the ideas necessary to meet the social, economic and political challenges of the next decade. As part of our new initiative we are asking senior Labour ministers to give a keynote lecture addressing a central issue for Britain’s future and outlining innovative ideas Labour should put forward as part of its route map to a progressive fourth term.

The Conservative Party's policy on Europe has been attacked and maligned by members of the Shadow Cabinet and Conservative backbench MPs. If the Conservatives win the next election, Britain's policy on Europe would be hijacked by a cabal of Eurosceptics intent on removing Britain from the EU. Perhaps more dangerous than that is the immediate effect of David Cameron's confused policy: isolation on the world stage, a lack of influence in the EU and a return to institutional navel gazing at a time when Europe needs to create jobs for its citizens. Already in the European Parliament, Cameron has shown he will put dogma first, country second, even at the cost of British businesses and industry. Europe Minister Chris Bryant explores a world view that would see a country divided at home and isolated abroad if we have a Conservative Government.

 A general election in the UK must be called within a matter of weeks and the campaign is effectively already under way.

Whoever wins that election could play a key role in shaping the future of the EU, influencing issues as fundamental as responding to the economic crisis, reform of the EU budget and CAP and tackling climate change.

Although Europe has been a seismic and polarising issue for the UK political parties in recent years, their EU policies for the next five years have so far been barely mentioned.

Luther Pendragon, in association with Progress and ConservativeHome, is delighted to host a thought provoking event in Brussels where Jessica Asato and Jonathan Isaby, both  well-known and well- informed commentators from the main parties, will discuss, debate and respond to questions from the floor.

The date has been set for Progress' biggest event of the year. Please put the date in your diary - ticket information and speakers will follow.