Comment ‘The new deal for young people goes to the heart of Labour’s mission’ Peterborough helped to build modern Britain through our bricks, engineering and railways. This industrial heritage gave opportunity to… Andrew Pakes MP 17th March, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Labour’s apprenticeships and skills focus will restore pride, opportunity and growth to communities’ The Government’s recent announcement that 50,000 young people will benefit from an expansion in apprenticeships is yet another… Andrew Pakes MP 6th January, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Palestine recognition is the first, not final, step to achieving a durable peace’ The renewed diplomatic momentum for a political pathway towards peace laid out by the UK, France and Canada… Sarah Owen & Andrew Pakes MP 17th August, 2025, 6:00 am
Comment Andrew Pakes MP: ‘We need blue-collar Labour, not Blue Labour’ Taking pride in where you live and work defines our sense of place. Its opposite – the lack… Andrew Pakes MP 10th July, 2025, 8:12 am
Comment New MP chairs of Labour Palestine group: ‘Let’s recognise Palestine now’ While we are both delighted to take on the roles of co-chairs of Labour Friends of Palestine and… Sarah Owen & Andrew Pakes MP 10th April, 2025, 9:00 am
Comment ‘What is securonomics? Look to Germany and Sweden for clues, not just the US’ Labour’s annual conference starting this weekend will continue the party’s focus on promoting ‘securonomics’ as a response to… Andrew Pakes MP & Frederick Harry Pitts 5th October, 2023, 9:12 am
Comment ‘Labour smartly focuses on real AI threats, not just sci-fi hypotheticals’ AI will be powerful enough to kill humans within just two years according to the Prime Minister’s adviser… Andrew Pakes MP 6th June, 2023, 5:52 pm
Comment Labour can lay the groundwork for a labour market fit for the digital age With the government coming apart at the seams, digital rights at work may seem like a distraction. There… Andrew Pakes MP 20th October, 2022, 4:00 pm
Comment What Labour can learn from the dockers who sent Russian gas shipments packing The amoral and illegal sacking of 800 workers by P&O bosses this month captured the public and political… Andrew Pakes MP & Frederick Harry Pitts 31st March, 2022, 8:00 am
Comment Surveillance isn’t new – but it’s now a critical question for the future of work Over half of UK workers believe they have been subject to some form of surveillance and monitoring at… Andrew Pakes MP 3rd March, 2022, 3:02 pm