Co-operative Party

Across Britain, people are taking ownership of the places that bring their communities together. Our latest video explores our campaign, Community Britain, and how government can step forward to help more communities take control of their future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8lw...

We all want clean water, healthy rivers and confidence that our bills support a service we can trust. Baggy Shanker MP asked Ministers to explore mutual ownership of water companies, giving communities more say over a service we all depend on.

When we lose someone we love, we should be able to trust they’ll be treated with care and respect. Rachael Maskell MP raised concerns from Co-op Funeralcare and other providers in Parliament, calling for stronger regulation to protect that dignity.

👏 not long to go before the century year for Labour & @coopparty.party.coop 🌹🐝

When someone we love needs care, we want to know they’re in good hands. As work begins on a National Care Service, meet the team at Be Caring in Leeds, where staff own the business and co-operative values guide the care they provide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrtY...

Power belongs closer to people, and Saturday’s Wales Co-operative Party Conference made the case for giving communities across Wales the powers they need to shape their own futures, rather than concentrating decisions at the centre. Diolch to everyone who joined us!

Next year marks 100 years of co-operation between Labour and the Co-operative Party. Labour MP Becky Gittins has called for Parliament to celebrate that history and debate what the co-operative movement can deliver next.

Care co-ops should help shape the National Care Service. Andrew Pakes MP put that idea to Care Minister Alison McGovern MP, who confirmed co-operative values are part of the Government’s thinking, empowering people and ensuring their voices are heard.

Celebrating her mum’s 89th birthday and a lifetime dedicated to the NHS, @RachaelMaskell.bsky.social also paid tribute to the 1.6 million people working in care. She made the case for care co-operatives that trust workers, empower people who use services and give both a voice in care.

Finance does not have to put distant shareholders first. On International Credit Union Day, we celebrate credit unions around the world proving that finance can be owned by its members, rooted in communities and run in their interests.

Yesterday, Labour & Co-operative MP Jack Abbott asked our first Labour & Co-operative Prime Minister to put our principles at the heart of a new National Care Service. Because social care should serve the people who need and provide it, not those seeking to profit from it.

It's time to put people before profit. For too long, people like my grandparents have had to exhaust their savings and pensions to receive the care they need. We need to fix our broken care system and put co-operative principles at the heart of a new National Care Service. My question to the PM 👇

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham confirms co-operative principles will be at the heart of the new National Care Service! Our first Labour and Co-operative Prime Minister responds to Labour and Co-operative MP Jack Abbott at today's PMQs.

Could you lead the Co-operative Party through its next phase of growth and development? 🐝 Do you have the vision, energy and resilience to drive co-operative political action to new levels? We're looking for our next General Secretary. Apply below. party.coop/jobs

A @coopparty.party.coop GAIN from Reform and a @coopparty.party.coop HOLD, not a bad outcome to yesterday's by-elections, well done to the candidates Molly Hartill and Andrew Fox-Hewitt and campaigners 🐝🌹

Sharing power, sharing ownership, and sharing a little family history too. Caitlin Prowle explains the Co-operative Party on LBC.

Two brilliant Labour & Co-operative wins, with a hold in Lambeth and a gain from Reform in Newcastle-under-Lyme! 🌹🐝 Congratulations to our new councillors Molly Hartill and Andrew Fox-Hewitt, and to the local teams who worked so hard to elect them.

With ownership back on the agenda after Labour Conference, Interim General Secretary Cait Prowle makes the case for putting more power in more hands. Who owns Britain matters. It decides whose interests come first, who benefits and who gets a say.

Ownership matters. New research from Persuasion UK following Andy Burnham’s conference speech suggests arguments about economic power, public control and ownership resonate with voters. That conversation should include sharing ownership and putting more power in more hands.

Journey home from Labour Conference a bit of a slog? Good news: you can join our next conference from your sofa. Save the date for Co-operative Party Annual Conference, online on 28–29 November. 🐝 party.coop/event/annual...

A big job in British politics at an important moment… could you be the next @coopparty.party.coop General Secretary?

Our movement is one of radical optimism. Not seeing the world just as it is, but how it could be. Cait Prowle delivers our Sororal Greetings at Labour Party Conference.

Behind the stories we're told about hate and despair, is the truth we all recognise. A Britain of hope, solidarity, co-operation and pride. Our Interim General Secretary Cait Prowle delivers our Sororal Greetings at Labour Party Conference. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Lo...

“A union of nations that gave trade unions and the co-operative movement to the world.” Our first Labour and Co-operative Prime Minister on the Britain he loves: a country of solidarity, not separation.

Generations of Labour & Co-operative campaigners have worked to put our shared values into power. Today, for the first time ever, a Labour & Co-operative Prime Minister addresses Labour Party Conference. 🌹🐝

We’re stronger when we own things together. Angela Rayner MP on Labour’s commitment to our co-operative movement, and putting more power and ownership in the hands of workers, customers and communities.

Good morning from Day 3 of Labour Conference! Today, we’ll hear the first ever Leader’s Speech from a Labour and Co-operative Prime Minister. Come visit us at stand A8, and learn more about our ideas, our policies and standing as a Labour and Co-operative candidate. 🌹🐝

The clean energy transition works best when communities own it. From the Local Power Plan investing in community-owned energy, to billions for communities and local authorities to upgrade homes, Miatta Fahnbulleh is turning that co-operative principle into practice.

The first Labour and Co-operative Prime Minister is a significant moment in our movement’s history and its future. Thanks to John Healey for recognising this moment, and we look forward to working with you to grow the co-op sector and boost local growth in every postcode. 🐝

Good morning from Labour Party Conference Day 2 – we kicked off the day with a visit to our stall from Rochdale's very own Paul Waugh MP! 🐝 Rochdale is where our movement started, and we're proud that Paul is the first Co-operative MP to represent the historic seat.

Meet our new interim General Secretary, Caitlin Prowle! 🐝 We caught up with Cait to ask her an important question: why should Labour members join the Co-operative Party too?

What’s next for communities policy? This afternoon, we brought a panel together to discuss how communities can have more say over the places they live and the support they need to put their ideas into practice.