Communities are made of everyday acts of co-operation: putting the kettle on, opening a door, or staying longer than planned. The strength of Scotland does not come from the top down, but from the ground up. party.coop/community/sc...

party.coop/campaign/lpp Our Local Power Plan campaign guide is now available on our website. Provides information on how councils, community groups and residents can get ready for the Local Power Plan.

Great evening last night launching the Local Power Plan. Brilliant to hear from Ed Miliband, Sadiq Khan and our Gen Sec Joe Fortune on the opportunities emerging from the LPP. A once in a generation opportunity to build co-operative ownership in our energy system.

labourlist.org/2026/02/the-... Great piece on the opportunity of the LPP to fundamentally reshape our energy system and empower communities.

The Local Power Plan is the result of decades of work by the Co-operative Party to put communities at the centre of our energy system. We’re proud to be working with the Government to launch this scheme and ensure it revolutionises the ownership of renewal energy in the UK.

Today’s Local Power Plan announcement is the biggest investment in community-owned energy in British history. Our members have fought for years to put power and profit in community hands. Now that work will shape the future of energy ownership in the UK.⚡️

Tomorrow - we launch the biggest investment in community energy in British history. The Local Power Plan will build wealth and power in communities across the country - driven by communities, for communities, supported by Great British Energy.

I welcome Great British Energy’s Local Power Plan and its support for community and local energy generation in London. This will help places of worship, social clubs, and community centres produce clean power for the people they serve.

After working on this for several years with colleague, it’s great to see the Local Power Plan launched today. A world leading commitment to community energy development - with the power to help transform our energy system.

It's about power, not just pounds and pence. The Pride in Place difference is a co-operative difference - it's power through ownership. That's how we'll build something that can never be taken away.

Pride in Place is powered by the Community Right to Buy - sharing the power as well as pounds and pence to make a difference in our communities through ownership. We spoke to ‪LBC earlier this morning about the difference this new power will make. youtu.be/fWeEebv8C0Q

🚨 There's over 400 Labour and Co-operative candidates ready to contest this year's Local Elections - but we're not stopping here. If you're a Co-operative Party member thinking of standing as a Labour candidate, why not stand as a joint candidate? 🌹🐝

party.coop/2026/01/08/w... My first article of 2026, looking at the opportunity of a British Community Reinvestment Act - with proposals contained in Gareth Thomas’s Ten Minute Rule Bill next week.

2025 was a great year for the Party. 2026 will be even more important.

Owned by the community and run for the community - that should be the future for pubs everywhere. We visited the UK's first community-run pub with Labour MP @alistrathern.bsky.social 🍻

New report out today - looking at the opportunities from ‘double devolution’ and how new co-operatives relationships between councils and communities can drive real change.

This is such an important time for our Party and our movement. In just the last month, we've welcomed... 🧵

We can fix social care and double the size of the co-operative sector at the same time. Watch @alexsobel.co.uk explain, from Be Caring co-op in Leeds.

It’s exactly because we believe in Britain’s future that this government has started investing in it. Revised fiscal rules have enabled the highest sustained levels of public investment in a generation - £120bn extra.

Following today's budget, the Co-op Group has announced a £1bn investment over the next 12 months. 📈 By reforming business rates and unlocking investment, this budget is unleashing the potential of our high streets.

"The thing that really made my heart sing was the Chancellor of the Exchequer talking about co-operation and co-operative businesses." 🐝 Our Chair @jimmcmahon.co.uk responds to yesterday's budget on behalf of the Co-operative Party. youtu.be/IkmzRwYMJGE

The government promised to launch a call for evidence to grow the co-operative and mutual economy, announced by the Chancellor at budget this week, and they’ve delivered. We are determined to double the size of the sector and this is foundational to achieve it @coopparty.party.coop 🐝

📈 New figures from the World Co-operative Monitor reveal that the global co-op economy now exceeds £2,140,000,000,000. From agriculture to insurance, wholesale and retail trade, co-operative growth is empowering communities across the world with a real stake and share of economic activity.

Local people know the area best and know what needs to change, like Steve Reed MP says. That’s what powers Pride in Place and that’s what makes Community Britain so important.

There's a buzz about our conference - bringing together leaders from the trade union movement, co-operative movement, and the heart of Government. 🐝 It's been a fantastic day for our Party and an incredible year for our movement - and we're only getting started.

There is hope in our communities, and it's the same hope we have for Britain. Miatta Fahnbulleh from our Community Britain: Co-operative Party Conference 2025.

Lest we forget, this Remembrance Sunday.

"The Financial Inclusion Strategy marks a new era for credit union growth in delivering for families and communities up and down the country." ✍️ Dan Monaghan, Policy Officer

🌹 Neil Kinnock is a Former Leader of the Labour Party - bringing decades of experience to the fight for stronger communities and services.

In celebration of International Credit Union Day, my latest piece focuses on why now it the time to support growth of the credit union sector across the UK and beyond.

party.coop/2025/10/10/n... My latest piece on the growing impact of the co-operative sector

Community is in our DNA. The Prime Minister put communities at the centre of his conference speech. Now we must put them at the heart of our politics.

Head to party.coop/conference25 to get your pass today.

Labour Conference 2025 showed the power of co-operative voices in shaping the national conversation. We’ve made our first steps in government, together. Next month, we'll come together again as a movement, at Co-operative Party Conference. Buy your pass today.

Today, the Government is announcing its Pride in Place Programme. With the Community Right to Buy at its heart, this programme is a solid step toward building Community Britain, with measures we've pioneered with our movement for years. The future of this country is community.

Today’s Pride in Place programme marks a new era of community empowerment for our communities and country. Shared space, shared ownership, shared experience. That’s how we’ll build Community Britain.

We recognise that true national renewal must begin in our communities. We know that politics and decision-making should be driven by communities themselves, shaped from the ground up. This new era of community empowerment is essential to building a more Community Britain.

🚨 NEW: As part of the Government’s Pride in Place programme, a brand new Co-operative Development Unit is being introduced in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Our movement's development is being championed in the heart of Government. 📈

Over 2.3 million people in the UK are now members of a credit union, and we have the opportunity to make them even more central to inclusive finance and regional economic growth. We must double the size of the co-operative and mutuals sector.

We spoke to members of the public about the transformative new Community Right to Buy - watch our new video to find out what they think. youtu.be/GlFW11DXn3s

A new dawn for communities. Real control, through real ownership. That's what we're in politics for.

Delighted to see the introduction of the new EDCE Bill - which will be the biggest shift of power out of Westminster to English councils and communities in over a century. The new Community Right to Buy will help save vital assets and restore civic pride.

We’ve got a plan, and we want you to be part of it. While Reform sows division, we’re building a different politics: 🛠 Giving communities the right to save local spaces ⚡ Putting local people in control of new energy 🏘 Backing ownership that builds pride and trust

This week, the Government will introduce the Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - and with it, a new Community Right to Buy. Your community, empowered to fight closures and sell-offs. That's the difference we're making, together.

From South Korea to Sweden, housing to healthcare, co-ops are building better economies. With @UKLabour committed to doubling the UK’s sector, we’ve got the chance to lead again. 📖 Read more: party.coop/publication/...

Very pleased to have launched the new report this morning at Co-op Congress. Great panel and some real learnings for policymakers in the UK & beyond.

There's a co-op for every business, and this Co-op Fortnight, we're celebrating the thousands of member-owned businesses in every sector putting people before profit and building our movement every day.

party.coop/2025/06/13/f... Latest blog on why Fair Tax Week shows us a fairer economy is possible.

Our Community Britain campaign is about giving communities a real stake and a say over where they live. As Alex Norris says, thanks to today’s funding boost, 350 more communities will now get the resources they need to take control.

The reviews are in. 🧐 Read the report Ed described as "bloody brilliant" today.