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Show filtersNew year, new co-ops on the rise around the UK
A round-up of sector developments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Hunt statement fails to support co-op sector or empower communities, say critics
'Instead of shifting power and resources to local people, successive governments have continued to rely on…
Co-op movement responds to Sunak’s plans set out in King’s Speech
The Co-op Party, a group of energy co-ops and community business support body Power to Change…
Co-op Party gears up for general election at its annual conference
'We need a model of driving growth that builds in power and a stake for people…
Co-op Party slams government ‘dither and delay’ on community energy
'When given the opportunity to remove a real barrier to clean, community-owned energy, the government once…
Where has the Labour reshuffle left Co-op Party MPs?
Changes include the departure from the shadow cabinet of Jim McMahon and Preet Kaur Gill, and…
Co-op sector welcomes Labour’s investment plan for local clean energy
Community Energy England says the plan is an 'unprecedented pledge of support for the community and…
Co-ops, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill ‘will help protect and grow our sector’
The Bill has passed its final stages in Parliament, changing the law on how co-operatives operate…
North Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll barred from standing for re-election as Labour candidate
A row has broken out in the Labour Party after Driscoll, one of five Labour/Co-op metro…
Co-op Party campaigns for leashold reform after government U-turn
'We need to strengthen and promote commonhold alongside co-operative housing tenure, to protect homeowners and renters…
Co-op Party celebrates local election boost with 680 councillors added to its ranks
Meanwhile, the non-partisan Co-op Councils Innovation Network added three full member authorities to its portfolio