Margaret McDonagh obituary: ‘We have lost a true working-class hero’
Margaret and Siobhain McDonagh’s parents were part of the great wave of postwar Irish immigration to the UK. …
Pat McFadden
Another Tory Budget – but only Labour has the ambition to deliver for Britain
When the Chancellor gets to his feet this afternoon, it will be a bit like one of those…
Pat McFadden: Tory plans to steamroller through a bill for a destructive Brexit are no way to respond to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court judgement is a humiliation for the government. Theresa May has spent a lot of time…
Pat McFadden: It is big trade deal day – so where is the boost for business we were promised by David Davis?
You may not know it but today is a huge day in our country’s history. It is Big…
The truth about Britain’s banks
You might have thought Britain’s banks had been pushed, prodded and shaken enough over recent years. That is…
Watering down the anti-terror regime was a deliberate and irresponsible choice
When The Home Secretary stood up in the House of Commons to explain the burqa clad escape of…
Making Things
There have been many calls for a plan for growth in recent months but less detail on what…
Why Labour should support work experience
As a local MP I regularly get letters from school pupils looking for work experience in my constituency…
Don’t forget the victories – for defending them will be at the heart of the battle to come
By Pat McFadden It’s more than 15 years since I started to work with trade unions at the…
