Pat McFadden

Bilston was buzzing today and it was great to welcome Communities Secretary Steve Reed to hear all about our plans to make the best of the £20m Pride in Place funding the town is receiving. All pa...

Campaigning with @kevinbonavia and the Stevenage Labour team. £20m Pride in Place funding for the area and a rise in the new state pension of £575 for the coming year.

Mass is over. Lenten abstinence comes to an end. Happy Easter everyone.

Happy Easter everyone

I know constituents are concerned about crime and anti social behaviour. It comes up regularly in calls to my office and at advice surgeries. Freedom to go about your life in peace is essential f...

Our brilliant Wolverhampton and wider Black Country team at the launch of Labour's local election campaign today.

Out with Bilston South team today. And in second pic we have @bilstontownfc and @wolves represented courtesy of our West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker and our council leader, Steve Simkins @slimr...

What Makes a Good Job? It’s not salary, it’s not reputation. Pat McFadden, Secretary of State for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has a different answer. Pat was appearing on @jimmysjobs ...

Who will get to lift this trophy this season?

Getting young people into work and training is welfare reform. We’re not giving up on young people who are struggling to find work. We’re giving them new opportunities, by funding cash bonuses to ...

Businesses will be able to recieve £3,000 for hiring a young person who has been out of work for 6 months, and SMEs can get £2,000 for hiring young apprentices. We’re getting young people into wor...

Real life story which reads like a spy thriller. The story of Oleg Gordievsky and his role as a Cold War double agent for MI6. But who can tell me the intriguing link to Wolverhampton South East....

Today is the day! Willenhall Railway Station is open for business, connecting Willenhall to Birmingham and Shrewsbury. A great day for Willenhall. #prideinwillenhall #prideinwolverhamptonsoutheast

An exciting day for Willenhall and Darlaston. Two new railway stations opening up. New railway services. More connectivity. More chance to take up jobs. Better quality of life.

Tomorrow is a big day for Darlaston - our new railway station will open, after many decades of closure. A vital connection, getting you direct to Birmingham and Shrewsbury. #PrideInDarlaston #Pri...

We are expanding the Youth Guarantee, meaning that any 18-24 year old out of work for 18 months will be guaranteed 6 months paid work. The Tories abandoned the young to unemployment, Reform call t...

Backing young people and backing employers. We’re taking action on youth unemployment, giving hope and opportunity to young people.

I met with chef Tom Kerridge to chat about our new package of support for businesses to help them hire young people. We’re offering businesses £3,000 for every 18-24 year old they hire who has bee...

I like to see, cottonwood blossom in the early spring...

Happy International Women's Day, especially to the many brilliant women in Wolverhampton South East.