If the Government ceases to continue the Household Support Fund, it will have a huge impact on our ability to care for the most vulnerable in our city.

Drawn first in the Private Members Bill ballot, Sunderland Central MP, Julie Elliott has introduced a bill to modernise the legislation for Building Societies. Her bill will level the playing field between banks and building societies, an important step towards doubling the size of the co-operative sector, and to supporting first time buyers.

The findings of the new Unleashing Community Ownership report provides a blueprint for creating the environment for community ownership to thrive.

Imbued with co-operative values, driven by the mantra that what matters is what works, and anchored in the experiences of the communities we serve, the co-operative approach to policing provides the way forward.

Several elements in our three village Neighbourhood have come together with a focus on sustainability to help meet the challenge of food insecurity.

The training delivered through Labour Women's Network focused on the feminist giants of the Co-operative Party's history and how to reflect these values in our own leadership. We were encouraged to push ourselves to think more strategically and to bring out the best in those with whom we work.

The King’s Speech provides the opportunity for a government to set out an ambitious legislative agenda, which would help deliver the change the UK so desperately needs. We hope the King’s Speech is not another wasted opportunity to deliver the change Britain deserves.