Letter to the Prime Minister: Co-operatives and good growth
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Read and download the letter from Co‑operatives UK and leaders from across the co‑operative movement, setting out how co‑operatives can help deliver the government's programme for good growth, secure the essentials, empower communities and support the UK's reindustrialisation.
Co-operatives UK and leaders from across the UK's co-operative movement have written to the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, to congratulate him on his appointment and offer a partnership in delivering the government's programme.
The letter sets out how co-operatives can help achieve the government's ambitions for good growth by creating more productive and resilient businesses, securing the essentials people rely on, empowering communities and supporting the UK's reindustrialisation.
It also calls for bold action to unlock the full potential of the co-operative economy through improved access to business support and finance, modernised legislation, and greater use of co-operative models across key sectors of the economy.
