Pat McFadden
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Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 4 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Angela Rayner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 4 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Ellie Reeves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Shabana Mahmood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wolverhampton South East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Dennis Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Majority | 1,235 (3.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 2002–2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Robert Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | John McTernan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Patrick Bosco McFadden 26 March 1965 Glasgow, Scotland, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Bosco McFadden (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician serving as
McFadden attended the
In opposition, he served as
Early life and career
McFadden was born in
Prior to becoming an MP, he worked in several advisory roles for
Parliamentary career
McFadden was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton South East at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 10,495, after Dennis Turner retired.
In the 2006 reshuffle he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office. In the 2007 reshuffle he was promoted to Minister of State in the then newly created Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform with responsibility for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs.
In his role, he corresponded with Lord Arbuthnot regarding issues around the Post Office's Horizon IT systems, when concerns were raised by sub-postmasters. On 10 April 2024, at the Post Office Inquiry, a response to Lord Arbuthnot from MP Pat McFadden.
Lord Arbuthnot was told that under 2001 reforms, the Post Office was given greater commercial freedom and the government had an arm’s length role. His concerns, the letter said, were a matter for the Post Office and the government had been assured the “integrity” of the Horizon computer system was not in doubt.[2]
In October 2008, when
Following Labour's defeat in the
When Ed Miliband was elected as Labour leader in September 2010, McFadden announced his decision to stand in Labour's shadow cabinet election[4] but was not elected. However, when he reshuffled his Shadow Cabinet in 2014, Miliband appointed him as shadow minister for Europe.[5]
In the 2015 Labour Party leadership election, he nominated Liz Kendall.[6]
He retained his post when
He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election.[10]
He voted in favour of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill to trigger Article 50 and exit the European Union.[11] He was opposed to a no deal Brexit and supports a close trading relationship with the European Union.[12] He was in favour of a second referendum to give the people a final say on leaving the European Union.[citation needed]
He is part of Open Britain (a British pro-European campaign group) and defended Tony Blair's pro-European speech in February 2017.[citation needed] He is associated with the Labour centre-right Labour First grouping[13] and is a vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel.[14][15]
On 9 April 2020, McFadden was appointed as Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury by new party leader Keir Starmer.[16] He was promoted to Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the November 2021 shadow cabinet reshuffle.[17]
In the 2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator.[18]
In 2023, McFadden ranked twenty-fifth in the New Statesman's Left Power List due to his influence on Labour's spending commitments. [19]
Personal life
McFadden and his wife, Marianna, have a son and a daughter. He is a supporter of Celtic F.C.[20]
References
- ^ a b 'The Rt Hon Pat Jimmy Den Rua MP Archived 17 September 2013 at archive.today Documentary, TV Listings, www.tg4.ie, 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Post Office inquiry live updates: Lord Arbuthnot giving evidence". BBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Lords Mandelson and Adonis leave shadow cabinet". BBC News. 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Shadow cabinet elections: 49 MPs enter ballot". BBC News. 29 September 2010.
- ^ Mason, Rowena (20 October 2014). "Former minister Pat McFadden gets Europe brief in Labour mini-reshuffle". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Labour's leadership contest – The Labour Party". Labour.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Mason, Rowena (6 January 2016). "Labour reshuffle". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Watt, Nicholas (6 January 2016). "McFadden's supporters describe removal as vindictive". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Three shadow ministers resign over Corbyn's 'dishonest' reshuffle". The Guardian. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Division 161, European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Hansard". Hansard. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Averty, Jack (17 April 2019). "Pat McFadden: Theresa May should not have legitimised 'colossal self-harm' option of no-deal Brexit". Express and Star. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Madeley, Pete (25 February 2019). "Pat McFadden: Labour must not become an intolerant cult". Express and Star. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "MPs flock to support Labour Israel group". The Jewish Chronicle. 22 September 2016.
- ^ Harpin, Lee (7 August 2019). "Dame Louise Ellman becomes new Labour Friends of Israel chair". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna (9 April 2020). "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Yvette Cooper made shadow home secretary in comprehensive Labour shadow cabinet reshuffle". CityAM. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Smith, Adam (4 September 2023). "Wolverhampton MP given key General Election role in Sir Keir Starmer's Labour reshuffle". Express & Star. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Statesman, New (17 May 2023). "The New Statesman's left power list". New Statesman. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ McFadden, Pat [@patmcfaddenmp] (20 November 2015). "Good to hear John Reid on the radio this morning. Reminded me of when we were a champions league team" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 October 2019 – via Twitter.
External links
- Pat McFadden Official website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Pat McFadden Profile Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – From The National Archives
- Pat McFadden: Electoral history and profile The Guardian
- BBC Politics
- Appearances on C-SPAN
News items
- Hugh Muir Diary The Guardian, 19 May 2009
- Baby boy for city MP Pat Express & Star, 16 May 2009
- Unions 'too quiet on Labour wins' BBC News, 25 March 2009
- Pat McFadden interview Politics Show, BBC News, 1 June 2008
- Bus boosts minimum wage campaign BBC News, 10 January 2008