Labour MP and Irish senator among those addressing Co-Operative conference in Belfast
The Labour and Co-Operative MP for Oldham and Royton gives the keynote address at the annual conference of the Co-Operative Party in Northern Ireland.
The event, which took place on Saturday at the Mac in Belfast, was also addressed by Senator Ged Nash of the Irish Labour Party.
The financial journalist Paul Gosling told the gathering: “Northern Ireland is a failed state on almost every level.”