@andrewpakes_

Labour & Co-operative MP for Peterborough 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

 Peterborough, England
andrewpakes.org.uk
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
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Andrew Pakes MP retweeted
PoliticsHome
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My mission as the government’s new Co-operative and Mutuals Champion ✍️ @andrewpakes_ politicshome.com/opinion/art…

My mission as the government’s new Co-operative and Mutuals Champion

In a world dominated by war, distorted by social media, exploited by corporations and scared of the future, it is hard to believe in hope.

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Co-operatives UK@CooperativesUK10h
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

Andrew Pakes MP confirmed as government's first Co‑operatives and Mutuals Champion

Co‑operatives UK and the Mutual and Co‑operative Sector Business Council welcome the appointment, first revealed at Co‑op Congress 2026, as a chance to turn the ambition to double the sector into...

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Andrew Pakes MP
@andrewpakes_11h
📣 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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Andrew Pakes MP retweeted
Riaz Meer@RiazMMM10h
Replying to @TMChivers @andrewpakes_ @CoopParty @CooperativesUK @coopuk @mediareformUK @EquityUK @CompassOffice
It would be great to set up a meeting with you Andrew, and Tom and members of the @mediareformUK
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Lucy Rigby KC MP
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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 🚀📈 gov.uk/government/publicatio…

Co-operatives and Mutuals Champion

The government has appointed Andrew Pakes MP to act as a conduit for the co-operatives and mutuals sector within government and identify opportunities to support the sector’s 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
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I’ve been calling for a city-wide plan to tackle nuisance fireworks for a long time. Good to have the council working together with me.
Peterborough Telegraph@peterboroughtelOct 27
Plans for new order to cut firework nuisance in Peterborough trib.al/vMjbYIw

Plans for new order to cut firework nuisance in Peterborough

Plans for a new order to cut the noise nuisance from fireworks in Peterborough have been announced.

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This is what we need. Water is a public good and we need regulation to put the public first. @angelaeagle is spot on. And the right person to deliver change. theguardian.com/business/202…

UK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills

Exclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’

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Andrew Pakes MP retweeted
Angela Eagle DBE
@angelaeagleOct 23
Wildfires burned the equivalent of 35,000 football pitches this summer So we’re supporting farmers to deliver fire safety measures on their land and investing £25m to restore nature Because healthy, thriving landscapes are the best defence against fires theguardian.com/world/2026/o…

Burnham to reveal plans for AI unit to tackle wildfires after scorching summer

PM will also announce funding for specialised protective gear and the deployment of military aircraft

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Thank you @susiefowlerwatt 🙏
Susie Fowler-Watt@susiefowlerwattOct 23
Some (of my own) breaking news…
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Andrew Pakes MP retweeted
GMB London Region
@GMBLondonRegionOct 21
Energy workers keep the lights on. Their jobs and their skills must be at the centre of every decision on our energy future. Thank you @andrewpakes_ for making the case for GMB Energy members as Jackdaw gets the green light. 👇 #MembersFirst
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I stood on a manifesto of a just transition for communities and jobs, as well as a drive to achieve our climate goals. Today’s package of measures help with that.
BBC Breaking News
@BBCBreakingOct 21
UK government gives go-ahead for gas production from Jackdaw field in North Sea bbc.in/4yzB0mv

Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new licences as gas drilling gets go-ahead at Jackdaw

The government says the approval will "heat millions of homes" and protect jobs, while environmentalists argue it will hamper efforts to cut planet-warming carbon emissions.

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Thames Water is the worst example in a crowded field of failed privatisations. Regulation and the law is complex but the political will exists to fix it.
Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgotOct 19
Exc - Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken company. Story by @kiranstacey @PippaCrerar & me theguardian.com/politics/202…

Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water

Exclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control

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Andrew Pakes MP retweeted
Ed Miliband
@Ed_MilibandOct 19
My statement on the deadline for bids for the E1 settlement tender ⬇️
STATEMENT ON E1 SETTLEMENT EXPANSION 19 October 2026 The decision by the Israeli Government to open tenders for settlements in E1 is a direct threat to the prospect of a two-state solution and has been widely condemned by the international community. Today is the deadline for bids for the E1 settlement tender. I want to be very clear with those considering engaging in the tendering process: we have created new powers allowing us to sanction individuals and companies involved in the construction of illegal settlements such as E1. We urge businesses and individuals not to proceed with bids for E1 construction tenders. They should be aware of legal and reputational consequences, including the risk of involving themselves in serious breaches of international law. FULL STATEMENT CONTINUES ON GOV.UK

ALT STATEMENT ON E1 SETTLEMENT EXPANSION 19 October 2026 The decision by the Israeli Government to open tenders for settlements in E1 is a direct threat to the prospect of a two-state solution and has been widely condemned by the international community. Today is the deadline for bids for the E1 settlement tender. I want to be very clear with those considering engaging in the tendering process: we have created new powers allowing us to sanction individuals and companies involved in the construction of illegal settlements such as E1. We urge businesses and individuals not to proceed with bids for E1 construction tenders. They should be aware of legal and reputational consequences, including the risk of involving themselves in serious breaches of international law. FULL STATEMENT CONTINUES ON GOV.UK

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I've written about Peterborough's incredible deaf community and my own experience of hearing loss in my @peterboroughtel column this week. peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news…
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Sunshine & bulky waste. Great to join Cllr Angus Ellis in Century Square today. Labour pledged to bring back free collection days in May. And now they are being rolled out across Peterborough.
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Good to see BBC covering settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Disgusting level of unconstrained violence by settlers. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c65y…

Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack

The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.

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Best of places
Alex Hynes@AlexHynesOct 10
Heading to Peterborough with @LNER and @NetworkRailEC.
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Great to join farming friends today at @ArlaFoodsUK to look at role of cooperatives in agriculture. Thanks to @CooperativesUK for bringing summit together. Lots to feed into @angelaeagle @NFUtweets @StephenMorganMP
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Coffee & catching up on emails with @LNER this morning as I head off to meet @ArlaFoodsUK
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