“Can anyone cite a Labour policy that reflects the policies of the Co-operative party? Or name a Labour MP who speaks on its behalf?” asks one of the respondents to Owen Jones’s call for a red-green alliance (Letters, 27 February). Labour’s 2017 general election manifesto committed to working with the co-operative movement to double the size of the co-operative sector – a commitment reiterated by Jeremy Corbyn both at the Co-operative party’s annual conference in October and recently at a Labour party event dedicated to discussing alternative models of ownership. An event that was chaired by Labour and Co-operative MP Gareth Thomas; a long-standing spokesperson for the Co-operative party.
Claire McCarthy
General secretary, Co-operative party
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