Labour & Co-operative MP for Peterborough 🇬🇧🏴
Peterborough, England
Joined September 2009
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It is a privilege of a lifetime to represent this beautiful city of ours.
We have better days ahead - but it will require us all to work together.
Thank you to everyone who voted. I will do my best to serve.
Let the work begin.
#Peterborough #Change
The Milburn report needs to be moment we get serious about youth opportunities. Politics has failed young people for too long.
Andy Burnham on the Milburn report and the challenge facing Britain's young people. Invest in their future rather than continue to pay for failure. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Great to present Cooperative of the Year award to @FramFarmers at the @CooperativesUK @SocialEnt_UK awards. A brilliant shortlist for the award. A brilliant set of nominees across all categories. And good to see a farming coop winning @coopuk
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🤝🤝 Credit unions are at the heart of communities up & down the country, offering a trusted route to access affordable finance, facilitating greater household resilience & promoting financial inclusion.
That’s exactly why we’re supporting the sector to grow & reach even more people. Thank you to @CooperativeBank, @BSABuildingSocs & @AllTogetherCU for their backing 🙏
alltogethermoney.coop/news/a…
Some Lido love today ❤️
Great news as @lisanandy announces new national Lido Fund is on the way to help our Lidos &
historic pools 🙏
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We often see this kind of story reported as about delays and cancellations. We should also think about the lives affected, including the human toll on train drivers, train staff and emergency workers.
Peterborough services cancelled after person hit by train trib.al/oPa4DgC
Here for the life hack.
Important life hack: if, for reasons related to a grossly delayed train, you ever need to spend two hours stranded at Peterborough railway station on a cold and foggy November evening, the @waitrose next door has a cafe with good coffee, reliable wifi, a wholesome atmosphere and really delightful and welcoming staff.
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Yet more hell for residents of Gaza. We urgently need aid & support in.
Heavy rain floods tents housing thousands of displaced families in Gaza itv.com/news/2026-11-08/heav…
Thank you @TheMontyDon
A pleasure & joy & view of life we need more of in this fragmented world.
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This is great news. @jimrobbins is a cooperator to his fingertips.
Congratulations Jim.
Time to get on building the future. It's mutual 🙏👊🐝
@JimfromOldham @CoopParty
We're delighted to welcome @JimRobbins as the new General Secretary of the Co-operative Party.
Jim brings years of experience championing co-operative politics, and will lead our Party into an exciting new chapter as we approach our centenary.
Read our full statement below. 👇
ALT Jim brings a wealth of experience as a Labour and Co-operative councillor, council leader and champion of co-operative local government. He knows what it means to put co-operative principles into practice, giving communities a greater say and a genuine stake in their future. As we approach the centenary of our electoral agreement with the Labour Party, we have an incredible opportunity to build on a hundred years of co-operation and make democratic ownership an even greater part of Britain's future through Andy Burnham's government. I also want to pay tribute to Joe Fortune for his leadership and dedication to our Party. He has made an enormous contribution to our movement and helped put us in a strong position for the years ahead. I would also like to thank Caitlin Prowle for her service as Interim General Secretary, steering the Party brilliantly over the last few months. I'm confident Jim will bring the energy, experience and ambition to build on that progress.
Faith & hope. The slingshot against the big, vested interests. Well done to the Democrats especially @jamestalarico.
Great to see community power at heart of new energy bill ⚡️
Up to 20% stake for communities in new renewable projects & stronger community dividends so local people share in the rewards 👊🙏
@Miatsf @CoopParty
There's something fang-tastic going on at @PboroMuseum this Halloween 👻🎃
The British Horror films exhibition is on and runs until February. Get on down. 🙏
Good to see so many people wearing their poppy with pride today. Thanks to @PoppyLegion volunteers in Peterborough and across the country 🙏🇬🇧
What sad news. But what a life lived. Thank you Patrick for the joy, compassion & entertainment
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
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My mission as the government’s new Co-operative and Mutuals Champion
✍️ @andrewpakes_
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Andrew Pakes MP retweeted
Congratulations @andrewpakes_ MP, the government's new Co-operatives and Mutuals Champion and a long‑standing ally of the movement – we look forward to working with you, Andrew! Read our response in full: uk.coop/news/andrew-pakes-mp… #coops
📣 Budget day news 📣
Honoured to have been appointed as the Government’s Cooperatives & Mutuals Champion to work with the sector to help deliver plans to double the size of the mutual economy 🐝🇬🇧
@CoopParty @CooperativesUK @coopuk
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It would be great to set up a meeting with you Andrew, and Tom and members of the @mediareformUK
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🧰 🤝 Delighted that @andrewpakes_ will be the Government's Co-operatives and Mutuals Champion.
He'll be a key link between the sector and Government, championing the co-operative and mutual model and helping unlock new opportunities for growth 🚀📈
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📣 Budget day news 📣
Honoured to have been appointed as the Government’s Cooperatives & Mutuals Champion to work with the sector to help deliver plans to double the size of the mutual economy 🐝🇬🇧
@CoopParty @CooperativesUK @coopuk
