Westminster

As Britain's economy stares into the abyss, it's time for us to be ambitious - by doubling the size of the co-operative and mutual sector, we can create the fairer kind of economy that millions of us need

A recent report from the House of Lords sets out some of the steps the Government can take to tackle the growing problem of Financial Exclusion

A year ago, Theresa May pledged to build a ‘country that works for everyone’. This Wednesday, the government will present its final Budget before we formally begin the process of leaving the EU. It’s more urgent than ever that the government uses this budget to build a fairer, more united Britain.

Platform apps like Uber and Airbnb should be owned co-operatively by their employees and users, the Shadow Chancellor argued today, pledging to unlock new sources of funding for their development.

At her speech at the CBI, the Prime Minister appeared to suggest that a push for employees on company boards would threaten growth. Far from it - the business case for employee representation is clear.

Co-operative Party Chair Gareth Thomas outlines Co-operative Party proposals on profit sharing, employee ownership and Board representation in a speech to the House of Commons.

Full text of the Shadow Chancellor's speech to the Co-operative Ways Forward Conference, which was sponsored by the Co-operative Party.