The Co-operative Party and our wider movement have campaigned on food justice for a number of years, and as the removal of the £20 a week 'uplift' to Universal Credit threatens to leave families unable to put food on the table, it is more important than ever that we do so.

The Government in Westminster has an opportunity with their fan-led review to hardwire fan ownership in the English football pyramid – so now is the time to speak out.

The recommendations which address food insecurity are welcome, but the report otherwise fails to address many of the root causes and lacks the radicalism that other parts of the document have.

Approaches to local economic growth have for too long centred around a model of inward investment – reliant on investment from Whitehall and big business that is just as easily taken away as it was given.

From our campaigns on high streets, protection of retail workers and fighting the privatisation of Channel 4 to the launch of our Chris Herries Mentoring Scheme, we have been working to put our co-operative principles into practice.

Last week I visited a recently opened Community Fridge in Plymouth, the result of a new partnership between environmental charity Hubbub and the Co-op, being run by the Kintsungi Project in Stonehouse.

I'm looking forward to being a mentor on the scheme, to share what I've learned and help more women become involved in political life.

Today, we are launching a new chapter in our movement's rich history, through the South Yorkshire Ownership Hub.

Communities can help protect loved local places from being sold off through listing them as Assets of Community Value - but we still need greater change to give communities power.