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Simon Danczuk, Labour MP for Rochdale; Colin Lambert, leader of Rochdale Council; Labour leader Ed Miliband and Michael Stephenson, General Secretary of the Co-op Party, pictured at Rochdale Town Hall during the launch of the new initiative

Ed Miliband backs Co-operative Councils

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband officially launched the Co-op Party’s Co-operative Councils initiative during a recent visit to Rochdale.
August 09 2011
Category: Politics

Party’s Assembly total set to double

The Co-operative Party looks set to more than double its representation in the Welsh Assembly following the addition of four more candidates to the official Labour/Co-op slate on May 5th.
March 04 2011
Category: Politics

Party’s General Secretary raps Coalition

The Coalition Government is dragging its feet on an important reform initiated by Labour/Co-op MPs, according to the Co-operative Party General Secretary Michael Stephenson.
March 02 2011
Category: Politics

Lord Morris of Manchester

Westminster Abbey honour for Co-op peer

A special thanksgiving service to mark the 40th anniversary of the coming into law of the ground-breaking Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970, is to be held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday March 30th.
February 25 2011
Category: Politics

Co-op snub for the Big Society

David Cameron’s flagship Big Society initiative looks to be heading for the rocks after suffering three significant blows in as many weeks.
February 14 2011
Category: Politics

Activist bids for MSP role

Co-operative activist Kevin Hutchens has been selected to stand as Labour candidate for Angus North and the Mearns in the Scottish Parliament elections on May 5th.
February 01 2011
Category: Politics

Shadow Chancellor vows to promote Co-op values

New Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says co-operative values will guide him in his new role as Labour’s leading spokesman on economic policy.
January 28 2011
Category: Politics

'No' campaign’s apology to Co-op MP

Leading Labour/Co-op MP and former minister Alun Michael has received an apology from the cross-party No2AV campaign after his name appeared in a list of 114 Labour MPs said to be against the constitutional change to be decided in a national referendum on May 5th.
January 28 2011
Category: Politics

Co-op MPs to vote against voting reform

UPDATE: Some Co-op MPs named below have told the News they are not supporting the No Campaign, or they are currently undecided. For more details read here.
January 22 2011
Category: Politics

Ed Balls and Gareth Thomas challenge the Coalition's plans for co-operatives

Big Society or Big Con?

Two leading Labour/Co-op MPs have led the attacks on the Coalition Government’s plans to reform public service provision via its Big Society agenda.
September 28 2010
Category: Politics

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