ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING LONDON 12-09-2017 LONDON CO-OP PARTY CO-OP PARTY COUNCIL COUNCIL Venue Committee Rooms September 2017 Palace of Westminster Date 12-09-2017 Time 7-9pm REPORT TOWER HAMLETS CO-OP PARTY DELEGATES Leah deSouza Jones (See also special report) Ismail Saray Cate Tuitt London Co-op Party Council Report from the meeting The AGM took place in Room 6 in had to win it again in 1997 by 14,200 the 'Westminster HoC' - booked due to boundary changes. Immediately under the name of Gareth on Foreign Affairs select committee. Thomas MP. Ilford South had previously changed sides with the Government. Returning 1. Attendees and Apologies Labour MPs had expected a Labour Trevor Perrin, Aisha Malik-Smith, majority in 1992, rather like Tory MPs James Powney. Michael Kain, Aileen had expected a majority in 2017. PPS Hammond, Phil Turner, Karen Jewitt, in Northern Ireland team for the Good Pat Clouder, Angela Cornforth, John Friday Agreement of 1998, speaking to Fahy, Sabiha Shahzad, Danny smaller parties. Then on Defence Vestry House museum - Walthamstow Sweeney, Dana Carlin, Alan select committee. PPS to Jeff Rooker, Richardson, Beulah East, Ben Home Office minister. Again many O’Connor, Anna Birley, Ian Adderley, hours in committee stages of bills. Astrid Richardson,John Gray, Julianne Defence select committee until 2005, Marriott,, Bill Williams, Graham Smith, Foreign Affairs select committee and Jade Azim, Alex Heslop, James elected Chair until 2010. All but two Durcan, Mair Garside. Dan Crowe, reports unanimous. 27 interviews in a Jane Davies, Kathryn Smith, Unmesh day on one report. No Tory majority on Desai. select committees in this Parliament. Foreign Affairs is 5 Tory, 5 Labour, 1 2. Parliamentary Report SNP. Bill Committees also should not Mike Gapes MP Mike Gapes MP spoke. This year Mike have a Government majority, but the celebrates 25 years’ service as our Government is seeking to change that longest-serving current London Labour tonight. 38 Co-operative MPs in this and Co-operative MP.(and fourth Parliament working on private longest serving ever after Alf Barnes, members Bills as well as previously on Laurie Pavitt and Fred Messer) Trip to Labour government legislation. Good France, meeting Lesley Pavitt, Team who work with Co-operative daughter of Laurie Pavitt who had Party staff and people with Co- retired there to assist his friends who operative experience in all sectors. had fought in the Spanish Civil war. In Answered questions and then left for 1983 had met Mabel Ridealgh, the first Finance bill vote. Greater London Assembly • Labour MP for Ilford North. First Leonie Cooper AM elected 1992 for Ilford South by 402, 3. Local Government continues over > LONDON CO-OP PARTY a. Local Elections Project 2018. Shane next meeting to be arranged shortly Brogan explained the Co-operative d. Other Party process for Labour and Co- operative candidates. Members in 7. Membership Issues LONDON places selecting Labour candidates late a. Development Officer Report were encouraged to apply now and not (attached) Council very grateful for the CO-OP PARTY wait until selections. work Jane Cameron had already done. b. Noting decision of Lewisham Branch b. New Members: no list available on Lewisham Mayoralty candidate: TOWER HAMLETS Damian Egan. 8. Officer Reports on issues not LONDON CO-OP c. Other Local Government issues: raised elsewhere on the agenda London Councils member involved in a. Chair: not sent a written report PARTY COUNCIL the Co-operative Innovations network b. Vice-Chairs: Miriam Rice will be DELEGATE REPORT to be invited to speak to a future Party promoting Fairtrade Council. c. Treasurer: issuing cheques tonight to Branches for membership and AGMs. 4. Events and Meetings Programme Some CLPs haven’t noted Co- a. Centenary Annual Conference – operative Party affiliation paid via GLLP appointment of delegates and some time ago. Requested that GLLP arrangements for London intervention. confirm these affiliation payments to Few received from Branches – it was every CLP in London. agreed that the Secretary would re- d. Secretary: Officers urgent action to contact Brancjes, and that Party be taken to elect 19 delegates to Council members be able to nominate Greater London Labour Party themselves. AGM on Friday 14 with Conference on 25th & 26th November social in evening, Guest Speakers on by the deadline of 6th October 2017. Saturday 15 October. No venue yet. Stalls and fringe b. Other events (see attached list) were meetings should be booked all noted early.Branches will be contacted for nominations. 5. Introduction of new Youth e. Assistant Secretary: Still working on Representative liaising with Redbridge and Enfield Danny Filer introduced himself, f. Equalities Officer: not present studying for a PhD at UCL most g. Political Education Officer: not previous involvement has been with present Labour Students and until recently h. Youth Officer: not present Young Labour. Co-operative Party i. London Labour Party Board: policy on housing has been adopted by Conference in November 2017 & Labour students. Danny’selectronic elections in May 2018. contacts will be cuculated when Danny j. National Executive Committee: sends them in. Gareth Thomas MP not able to be present. 6. Policy Priorities and Working k. Greater London Assembly: Leonie Groups - update on progress Cooper AM urged Co-operative a. Housing: quiet summer and Clive submissions to the Mayor’s recent Fraser very busy as agent winning a flurry of policy documents. by-election. Has met Leonie Cooper AM and Tom Copley AM re Co- 9. Minutes: Draft Minutes of operative Housing developments in previous Party Council agreed. London and including relevant points in policy documents. Co-operative Meeting closed at 21. Women’s Network has also discussed End Co-operative housing. 10 Some coments ? b. Member Engagement and Education Draft Minutes of previous Party c. Community and Co-operative pubs: Council agreed. London Co-op Party General Meeting • 12-09-2017 • Tower Hamlets Co-op Party Reps • Leah deSouza Jones • Ismail Saray • Cate Tuitt.