11th New Labour New Dawn Party Congress

The party Congress in September 2007 can be viewed as a midpoint in the development of New Labour New Dawn policy and programs. The highlight of the Conference was the Leader’s Address which lasted for over an hour and was preceded and punctuated by outbursts of spontaneous applause by delegates and cadres. New Labour New Dawn Leader Brown assured the Congress that most of the social and economic goals announced at the previous Congress had been reached; however, the absence of full quotas on all efforts to improve the working and living conditions of the population, particularly the new cadres from comradely regimes, proved to be a source of concern. NLND sought to redress these issues by announcing a specific program to increase living standards and build for a better future for all now living in Britain. The Congress applauded as the Leader also highlighted the fact that Britain had achieved ever-greater international recognition in the intervening years. Britain's growing involvement in both the European economic system and the global economy reflected its new international status. This international status and the country's improved diplomatic and political standing were the major areas stressed by this Congress as emphasized in an outstanding 7 minutes declaratory exhortation by Minister Miliband. The Party Congress also served as a forum for examining the future challenges facing the NLND party in foreign as well as domestic policy. On the foreign policy front, major events were speeches which expressed in varying ways ideological differences with the United States. At the same time, although allowing different views to be heard, the NLND Party rejected many of these criticisms in the light of its effort to maintain the special relationship with the United States emphasized by Leader Brown. Another major point of emphasis at the Congress was the issue of inter- European federation. From the British side, the benefits were mixed. The British regime considered economic benefits as a major advantage, but the Party viewed with misgivings the rapid increase in travel by Europeans to Britain. Additional problems growing out of the expanding relationship with Europe included conflict between Brussels and London on the rights and privileges of Europeans in Britain; the social unrest generated by the "two-currency" system, in which British citizens who possessed Euros were given the privilege of purchasing scarce luxury goods; and the ongoing arguments over the issue of separate citizenship and rights for the British and European states, which the NLND regime proclaimed but which the European government refused to recognize.
During the Congress, the NLND Party also responded to some of the public excitement and unrest that had emerged in the aftermath of the signing of the new European Constitution, and the human rights documents issued at the meetings of the Conference on a new Constitution for Europe. Congress recognized that before it was convened, the NLND Party had conducted a "People's Discussion" in order openly to air public concerns related to Britain's responsibility in honouring the final document of the Lisbon conference.

The 11th New Labour New Dawn Congress closed with a rousing rendition of ‘The Red Flag’ sung by cadres, delegates and regime members.