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

High streets have closed because distant landlords care more about their own profits than our communities. The last Government broke high streets - you can fix them. The Pride in Place programme puts the keys in your hands, together with the Community Right to Buy.

High streets fail when the barrier to entry is too high for local talent. We’re fixing the pipeline. Co-operative spaces like Leigh Spinners Mill act as essential incubators, giving small businesses the support they need to find their feet. Hear more from @joplatt.bsky.social

The fight for equality has always been driven by collective action. February is LGBT+ History Month, and this month, the Co-operative Party celebrates the pioneers who built communities, sparked movements, and created real change together. 🏳️‍🌈

Community ownership doesn't just preserve our shared heritage, it’s the future of our economy. Leigh Spinners Mill shows how repurposing historic spaces and putting them in community hands can provide local businesses with the platform they need to thrive.

🧵 1/4 Yesterday I sat down with the @livingstandardsc.bsky.social, the @coopparty.party.coop, and several colleagues and experts to discuss how we can deliver growth felt by communities.

Why are seats like this holding new powers back from your community? 🧵

Why are seats like this holding new powers back from your community? 🧵

Today the Government has taken a generational leap toward a modern form of ownership in housing. Alongside the cap on ground rents, the Government has announced:

Today, we commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering the millions killed during the Holocaust and other genocides, and all those who have had their lives impacted by these events. We must resist hatred wherever it grows, and remember that we've got more in common than divides us.

Welcome, OurCoop. We're wishing all the best to OurCoop, a new co-operative society covering retail, travel, funeralcare and more. With over a million members, we're looking forward to working together to make a meaningful co-operative difference. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAy...

6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣‼️ We're accepting new Labour and Co-operative candidates ready to contest this year's Local Elections every day. Are you next? Share this with someone who could be our next Co-operative candidate in your area. 🌹🐝

In co-operative housing developments like Hawthorn Housing Co-op in Glasgow North, tenants are the owners. It's a model that works across the world, and we're glad to hear the Government is looking at establishing a formal framework for the future of housing in Britain.

This is what Community Britain is all about - shared experience, shared space, and shared ownership. Bramley Baths represent the best of what community ownership offers to communities across the country. youtu.be/dIWJrPoBLSk

Has your community lost essential assets over the last decade? You're probably not alone - with the Community Right to Buy going through the House of Lords this week, here's what the public had to say when asked about these transformative new powers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlFW...

Every young person in Peckham deserves a space that feels like theirs - a place to belong, grow, and thrive. Working alongside young people, local leaders and partners such as the Co-op Party, we’re coming together to launch a campaign delivering for young people.

Bramley Baths in Leeds has gone a step beyond community-led - it's now community-owned. 🏊‍♂️ That's a community asset in community hands - securing a long-term future as a place Bramley residents can meet, swim and socialise. Councillor @tomhinchcliffe.bsky.social explains. youtu.be/h6qIiRDUoCQ

"If we can create spaces that young people feel are their own, that is foundational." We joined @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social and local youth leaders at Peckham Levels to launch a new campaign for better youth provision. Every young person deserves a place to belong, thrive, and succeed.

Across the UK, millions are locked out of affordable credit. Labour and Co-operative MPs are calling on the Chancellor to double the size of the credit union sector, including a new ‘right to save’ through payroll and better access for social housing tenants. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...

All the 2016 nostalgia has got us thinking about how far we’ve come in ten years. From doing the essential campaigning work of opposition, to putting co-operation firmly on the agenda in government.

Are you ready to Vote Labour & Co-operative in May? At the Local Elections, we're standing over 500 candidates with Labour, and new candidates are joining the campaign every day. Want to get involved? Get in touch to stand as a Labour and Co-operative today. 🌹🐝

Yesterday, Labour and Co-operative MP for Harrow West Gareth Thomas introduced the Fair Banking Bill. It's based on legislation that's worked in the USA, and would transform access to finance for low income individuals and small and medium sized businesses.

Putting our communities at the heart of our politics means ensuring they have access to financial services when they need it. That's why we're backing Gareth Thomas' Fair Banking Bill - to make sure life's unexpected costs don't come with a poverty premium.

🚨 @gareththomasmp.bsky.social's Fair Banking Bill has just been introduced in the House of Commons. Access to finance is about more than just fairness - small businesses are being held back by legislation that doesn't work for them.

We're backing Gareth Thomas' Fair Banking Act to help transform communities using credit unions and community finance. It's time the banks helped out the communities they're supposed to serve.

Labour and Co-operative MP Gareth Thomas is in LabourList today, making the case for a Fair Banking Act to support our neighbours, friends and family members who are being locked out of access to banking.

If you think banks should actually serve those who need it, share this video. youtu.be/mzIW_nWisDg

🚨 NEW: Labour and Co-operative MP Gareth Thomas is bringing forward a Bill to make big banks serve local communities again. Too many communities are being left behind by banks, with many forced to rely on loan sharks and payday loans.

Youth clubs are an early opportunity for young people to experience community in their local area. They're shared spaces, which is why we're focused on them as part of Community Britain. Hear from young people at the Damilola Taylor Centre on the importance of youth clubs. youtu.be/Cii8CrxhB2M

In today's Daily Mirror, @roswynnejones.bsky.social hears directly from young people about the value youth clubs bring to local communities. We visited with her, because shared spaces go the heart of our Community Britain campaign.

🚨 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? 🌹🐝

The story of the UK’s first ever community owned pub… 🍻 And why I’m backing @coopparty.party.coop’s campaign for stronger community ownership powers ✅ 👉 youtu.be/6_Gs7MHAyxU

The Local Power Plan is right around the corner. ⚡️ It will make it easier for areas to follow schemes in Hackney, and roll out clean, green, community-owned energy across the country.

"This is the antidote." That's what Alex Norris MP had to say about Evolve, a community-owned project in Nottingham. We spoke to them about what makes Evolve special.

Community right to buy puts power back where it belongs - local hands.

"Who says you can't fight big business?" Listen to @alistrathern.bsky.social tell the Red Lion's story and find out how the Community Right to Buy could make all the difference for Britain's pubs. youtu.be/6_Gs7MHAyxU

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 🍻

Happy New Year, from all of us at the Co-operative Party! 🥳

🎆 New Year's Resolution idea: Join the Co-operative Party 💪 2025 saw what co-operation in power can achieve. Build a fairer Britain with us in 2025. party.coop/join

Together, we have made huge steps forward in delivering upon our pre-election promises and ambitions.

The Year of Co-operatives reminded us that co-operation isn’t a slogan. It’s communities owning power, shaping services, and looking out for each other. That work continues.

We at the Co-operative Party wish you a very Merry Christmas! 🎄

🎄 This Christmas Eve, we’re grateful for the strength of our movement and the communities we serve. Together, through co-operation, we can build a fairer future. Festive greetings from everyone at Co-operative Party HQ.

Just one Premier League game on Boxing day is a betrayal of fans and stamps on a tradition that brings families together. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Shopworkers work to serve their communities. Treat them with kindness, as Paul Gerrard from the Co-operative Group says.

"For too long, Britain has been an overly centralised country, which has hoarded power in Whitehall and Westminster. Over decades, this has baked in regional inequality and deprived communities of the ability to make decisions which impact their lives." ✏️ Dan Monaghan

We've launched a new paper titled "Empowering Communities through Empowered Councils". Over the last year, the Government has boosted powers to not just local councils, but residents too. Here's a few examples of what we can do with these brand new powers, campaigned for by the Co-operative Party.

Community ownership is how we protect the places people rely on, from sports grounds to local services. 🏏 @[email protected], our Parliamentary Chair, speaking up for grassroots cricket and community-run facilities.

Mutuals mean more choice, more competition, and financial services that actually reach people who are too often shut out. It’s not just us saying it. The FCA is backing this too, with a Mutual Societies Development Unit.