List Of Organisations Associated With The British Labour Party
This a list of organisations that are associated with the Labour Party. Some are official party organisations, some (like the Co-operative Party) are independent organisations, and others are organisations made up of party members which are not officially recognised by the party. Socialist societies are affiliated independent organisations, with which the Labour Party has some form of agreement to further their common aims. Affiliated trade unions are the other major group with which the Party has formal arrangements.
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