20th April 2021 We are and always will be the Party of fan-owned football Joe Fortune General Secretary The backlash against the European Super League has seen a renewed interest in fan ownership in football. But we can’t trust this Government or the FA to deliver for fans – supporters need to organise ourselves to take back control of football.
19th April 2021 Co-operative Party Chair’s Update Jim McMahon Chair of the Co-operative Party From campaigning on food justice to our efforts to get hundreds of Co-operative Party candidates across the country elected, we have been putting co-operation front and centre.
19th April 2021 Standing up for equality by standing still Cllr Joanna West Labour & Co-operative Councillor for Osmaston and Sinfin and member of Co-operative Party Women's Network Steering Committee The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill includes increasing the maximum penalty for criminal damage to a memorial from three months to 10 years, yet the minimum sentence for rape is half that. That is why we created #FrozenInFear.
16th April 2021 Please be kind to shop workers. They are essential, and we must look after them. Tony Bunday Labour & Co-operative candidate for Hampshire and Isle Of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner We need a better response to violence and abuse against shop workers from the criminal justice system. But as more shops re-open this week, all of us must remember to treat shop workers with kindness.
16th April 2021 London Labour Manifesto – London Co-operative Party Response Ria Bernard Secretary, London Co-operative Party Joe Simpson Co-operative Party Representative to London Labour Regional Board We were pleased to see co-operative ideas that will help rebuild our capital cited in the Labour Manifesto for London.
15th April 2021 Rampant poverty and hunger brings calls for a Right to Food and Minister for Food Security from EFRA select committee Geraint Davies Labour & Co-operative MP for Swansea West and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Air Pollution. It is a tragedy and disgrace that in the sixth richest country in the world, millions of people suffer daily food insecurity.
14th April 2021 Neighbourhood policing: the key to preventing crime and disorder Paul Richards Labour & Co-operative candidate for Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner The Co-operative difference in policing means a focus on preventative measures, and police working in and with local communities.
8th April 2021 Sarwar Announces Summer Meal Clubs to tackle Holiday Hunger Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland)
8th April 2021 As Co-operators, we must fight for our high street banks and protect Access to Cash Meg Hillier Labour & Co-operative MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch and Chair, Public Accounts Committee As our high streets continue to lose bank branches at an alarming rate, we need action to protect Access to Cash and our local economies.