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Tom Greatrex: “It has to be Johann”
Labour & Co-operative MP Tom Greatrex explains why he is backing Johann Lamont MSP for Leader of Scottish Labour. "Johann is the candidate who can unite our parliaments, our party, and our country."
“Co-op housing will be a central plank of Labour’s housing policies in the next manifesto”
Last Wednesday, co-operators gathered in Westminster with Labour's Shadow Housing Minister to discuss Labour & Co-operative MP Jonathan Reynolds’ private members bill on co-operative housing tenure, reports Daniel Carey-Dawes.
Labour & Co-operative by-election gain in Norfolk on 11% swing
Last night Labour & Co-operative candidate Susan Whitaker was elected to Norfolk County Council for the Lakenham division with a massive swing away from the Liberal Democrats.
Alan Keen: a Labour man, a co-operator
Martin O’Donovan, Director and Secretary of the Parliamentary Labour Party, pays tribute to Alan Keen, Labour & Co-operative Member of Parliament who passed away last week. Alan Keen, Labour and Cooperative Party MP for Feltham and Heston since 1992, died on 10th November at the age of 73. He was a fine man: a Labour [...]
Cameron fails to answer question on Northern Rock at PMQs
At Prime Minister’s Questions today Labour MP Malcolm Wicks demanded answers from David Cameron on the sale of Northern Rock, given the history of the failed bank. Cameron failed to address Malcolm Wick’s point that the sale of Northern Rock to a private owner, Virgin Money, does not learn the lessons of the Rock’s failed privatisation which led to its collapse in [...]
Northern Rock sale has let down the co-operative movement, home buyers and taxpayers
Today in Parliament, Labour & Co-operative MPs held the Government to account on its botched sale of Northern Rock, which was poor value for taxpayers, home buyers and the co-operative movement. The Treasury Minister defending the government’s decision to sell Northern Rock to Virgin, Mark Hoban, failed to explain why the Government did not properly [...]
Moving Edinburgh forward, building a co-operative Capital
Ahead of this weekend's Scottish Co-operative Party Campaign Convention with its emphasis on local government, Edinburgh Councillor Paul Godzik outlines the manifesto to make Scotland's first city a 'Co-operative Capital'
The Chancellor has signed a bad deal with the Northern Rock sale
The Government has today announced the sale of state-owned Northern Rock to Virgin Money. The Co-operative Party has campaigned for Northern Rock to be returned to the mutual sector as a new co-operative building society. We have argued that this would represent much better value for taxpayers and customers as building societies are less risky [...]
Jonathan Reynolds MP: Breaking out of the feudal straitjacket
Most Labour activists, councillors and MPs will be familiar with the housing crisis in Britain. First time buyers are now confronted with an average house price of more than £160,000 (£280,000 in London) to get their first step on the housing ladder, and the average deposit required has now hit £52,000. Many people simply cannot [...]
Credit union reform initiated by Ed Balls finally passed
Today Parliament finally approved changes to legislation which will free up credit unions to reach many more members, including community groups and businesses. A Legislative Reform Order, which makes changes to the Credit Unions Act 1979, has been approved by Parliament and new rules that enable credit unions to compete more effectively with banks and [...]
