Co-operative Party
@CoopParty
The party of the UK's co-operative movement, in partnership with @UKLabour.
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Happy Vaisakhi to Sikhs celebrating in the UK and across the world. In 1699 the 10th guru of Sikhs, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, established the Khalsa Panth.
They committed to live their lives in the spirit of service to all, in defence of freedom and equality.
#HappyVaisakhi
Doesn't your local community deserve better?
Steve Reed and Tom Hayes for Bournemouth East visited Hengistbury Head, a centre on its way to community ownership ๐
Labourโs High Street plan will:
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Take action on retail crime
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Give communities a say and stake through a Community Right to Buy
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Introduce new banking hubs
Here's Tracy For Mayor ๐น on how it will breathe new life into our struggling high streets.
As Tracy Brabin ๐น says, high streets are the lifeblood of communities across Britain.
Labour's High Street Plan announced today will help breathe new life into our communities and unleash community ownership.
๐บ Watch Tracy Brabin ๐น at our Local Elections launch event today talking about Labour's new plan for our high streets, including key Co-operative Party pledges on safer high streets, access to banking and bringing empty shops back into use through community ownership. ๐น ๐
Today the Government have announced it will introduce a new law which would protect shopworkers against violence, threats and abuse whilst at work.
๐บ Watch Co-operative Party Chair @JimFromOldham on why our fight isnโt over until every shopworker can go to work with freedom from fear.
๐บ We're live!
Join us NOW as we launch our Local Elections Campaign with Tracy Brabin ๐น, James Lewis and David Allen!
Want to get involved? Watch here ๐
youtube.com/watch?v=GZqi_Nโฆ
๐ข We took the stories of shopworkers 'from the shop floor to the floor of the House of Commons'.
Co-operative Party MP Alex Norris MP thanks members of our movement for forcing the Government to finally introduce a standalone offence for assaulting a shopworker.
'There can be no more delay in tackling this unacceptable epidemic.'
๐ฌ Co-operative Party General Secretary Joe Fortune on today's Government announcement about retail crime:
Success! Violence against shopworkers to be made a standalone offence.
Iโm proud to have fought for this in parliament over the last 5.5 years working with UsdawUnion, Co-operative Party, staff and retailers
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