Its original purpose was to register the working class to vote, and get workers into Parliament.
[1] It had limited power, described by Eugenio Biagini as being "very weak and quite ineffective",[2] and was never intended to become a full political party.
However, it played a role in supporting the election of Lib-Lab MPs.
The first secretary was Cooperative Society activist and trade unionist, Lloyd Jones.
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