General secretary Claire McCarthy has spoken out against claims the Party lacks influence with Labour
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Show filtersNew pilot ‘accelerator’ launched for UK platform co-operatives
Co-operatives UK and Stir to Action team up to launch UnFound, which will support emerging democratic…
Outdoor leisure co-ops suspend goods from company linked to gun maker
US retailer REI and Canada’s Mountain Equipment Co-op have stopped selling products from Vista Outdoor, which…
Competition Market Authority opens inquiry into Co-op Group takeover of Nisa
Nisa members approved the Group's offer to buy the business for £137.5m last November but the…
Can public service mutuals keep the co-op ethos in a competitive market?
A workshop at the Ways Forward conference in Manchester looked at the issues faced by co-ops…
Co-op Party wants post-Brexit trade deals to protect developing economies
'As the UK’s place in the world changes, it’s vital that we safeguard and build on…
Co-op Party MSP urges Scottish employers to help modern slavery victims
Kezia Dugdale lodged a parliamentary motion praising the Co-op Group’s Bright Future Programme
Rebecca Long-Bailey: Labour would work with co-ops to change the economy
The shadow business secretary and MP for Salford and Eccles looks to collaboration for a co-operative…
Ugandan Parliament asks government for funding to revive co-operatives
Legislators also backed calls to revive the country’s co-operative bank
Scotmid CEO John Brodie follows up MBE with chair of Scottish Retail Consortium
Labour/Co-op MP Mark Hendrick was knighted, with an OBE for Orchard Community Energy’s Stephanie Karpetas and…
Transforming business
Co-ops can help businesses operate for the common good of all - but there are three…
Co-op Party commissions independent report on doubling the co-operative economy
The news was announced by shadow chancellor John McDonnell who has also advocated co-op ownership of…