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Covid-19 is posing governance challenges

A number of co-ops have had to postpone their AGMs while others are hosting virtual meetings

Covid-19: Updates from the co-op movement for 9 April

Developments from the UK, Kenya and New Zealand

Heart of England Co-op donation helps hospice cope with Covid-19 funding gap

The retailer donated £36,000 to its charity partner Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice in Coventry

Co-op Group sells the Big Issue as Covid-19 halts street vending

The retailer will replicate the agreement street sellers have with the magazine, whereby they receive 50%…

Rishi Sunak announces £750m support for charities and social enterprises

Locality and Social Enterprise UK warn the sum falls short of the £4bn hold in the…

Co-op Group launches platform to support community response to Covid-19

'I’m confident we’ll come through this and the experience will serve to remind us of the…

Co-ops and Covid-19: Supply chain issues for small or remote stores

The coronavirus pandemic 'has meant a very testing time for community businesses everywhere'

Covid-19: Co-op updates, 7 April

Updates from Kenya, Australia and Denmark and, from the UK, the EOA, Co-op College and Social…

Co-op Party MPs and peers take places in Starmer’s shadow cabinet

'Working together, the Labour and co-operative movements will continue to be a powerful force for positive…

Co-ops and crisis: Collecting modern records so the future can learn from the past

'Understanding history helps us plan for the future'

Two Labour & Co-op MPs join Starmer’s shadow cabinet

Anneliese Dodds is the first woman to be appointed shadow chancellor

Keir Starmer elected Labour leader, Angela Rayner deputy

What is the pair’s stance on co-ops and co-operation?