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1,100 new members join the Co-operative Party
article Dave Bowman September 8, 2011 09:48 AM

Despite Labour’s general election defeat last year, the Co-operative Party remains in rude health with its largest ever Parliamentary Group at Westminster; the biggest membership total in 20 years and money...

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