'Why It Matters Andy Burnham Is Set To Be The UK's First Labour And Co-operative PM'

Andy Burnham smiles during a campaign visit to
Ashton-in-Makerfield before the forthcoming by-election,
in Manchester, England, Tuesday,
June 9, 2026. via Associated Press

What would it mean to have the first Labour and Co-operative prime minister?

It's a question I have been asked several times over the last few weeks, as General Secretary of a Co-operative Party about to hit one hundred years of electoral agreement with Labour.

My answer is simple: it would be a landmark moment, not just for the Co-operative Party, but for the wider co-operative movement and for British politics.

By Joe Fortune

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