9th May 2022 This year’s local elections saw a record number of Co-operative Councillors elected to town halls across the country. Emma Hoddinott Assistant General Secretary (Representation & Political Affairs) Millions had the chance to vote for co-operation and they did, returning a record number of over 1200 Co-operative Councillors to office. This was especially true in Scotland and Wales where we saw the number of Co-op Councillors double, following on from record parliamentary co-operative groups elected last year.
9th May 2022 The co-operative movement offers the ideas, principles and values which should form the bedrock of this year’s Queen’s Speech. Preet Kaur Gill MP Chair of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health. This Queen’s Speech perhaps more than any in recent memory is critical in providing the framework for how we will tackle the many difficulties the ongoing crises provide. It’s imperative the Government builds on the values and solutions of co-operation within it to meet that challenge.
29th April 2022 Call for a food champion in Renfrewshire Alison Ann-Dowling Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party Council Candidate for Houston, Crosslee & Linwood Food Justice campaigner and Co-operative Party candidate, Alison Ann-Dowling, highlights the work that she will do with her fellow Scottish Co-operative candidates if re-elected.
29th April 2022 The Queen’s Speech marks an opportunity for Government to begin matching words with actions on levelling-up. Alex Norris Shadow Minister for Policing and Labour & Co-op MP for Nottingham North The Shadow Levelling Up team has worked with people from across the Labour and Co-operative movements to develop five tests for the Levelling-Up White Paper which would deliver meaningful levelling up and empower people.
28th April 2022 Co-operative Party Chair’s Update Jim McMahon MP Chair of the Co-operative Party and Shadow Minister for English Devolution and Local Government Next week's local elections provide a chance for us all to continue this work as an active, campaigning Party that priorities making a real difference where it matters most, and to do so with more co-operators than ever championing our cause as elected Co-operative Party representatives.
26th April 2022 From food co-ops to community transport, we’re making the case for co-operative initiatives in our local community. Sonia Reynolds Councillor on Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Sarah Thomas Councillor on Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Community Council Being active in and working co-operatively with the community ensures value and success for everyone.
26th April 2022 MSPs Praise Co-operative Movement Support for Ukraine Foysol Choudhury MSP Labour MSP for the Lothian region Lothian MSP, Foysol Choudhury, calls Scottish Parliament's attention to donation from Scotmid Co-operative and highlights the international vision of the co-operative movement
26th April 2022 As young members in the East Midlands, we’re campaigning hard in these local elections. Adam Wisdish East Midlands Representative on the Co-operative Party Youth Network Committee Over the weekend, we ran a Young Labour and Young Co-operative campaign day in Derby and Amber Valley, supporting two excellent young candidates. Both Joel and Phillip have been working hard to prove that young people can have an outsized say in elections: both are among the hardest working campaigners in these sets of local elections.
18th April 2022 What’s next for tackling dirty money and opening up ownership in Britain? Joe Powell Co-founder of Kensington Against Dirty Money Six years after it was first promised by Government, an Economic Crime Act was finally passed to increase transparency over who owns and controls property . But more needs to be done to break Britain’s unhealthy relationship with illicit finance, and build a more democratic property ownership system that works for everyone.