Legal threat over Co-op Group board vote

Ruth Fitzjohn, the chief of Midcounties Co-op (the largest independent co-operative in the UK) has threatened legal action over a governance vote at Co-op Group’s annual general meeting this weekend.

The Co-op is rejigging it’s board after its recent problems, but has only put up three candidates for the three board posts that are up for election.

Midcounties Co-op has threatened legal action over the vote.
Its president has urged candidates to withdraw to show "commitment to democracy” and demanded the new posts be contested.

This clip is originally from 5 live Wake Up to Money on Wednesday 13th May 2015