The Brexit choice is clear, and voices within Labour will continue to push for the economic interests of the country,...
Pat McFadden MP Articles
Parliamentary democracy has not ended
The hysterical response to Tony Blair's speech betrays the Leave campaign's fear that they will be held to account for...
A vacuum to fill
We must speak clearly about what kind of country we want to be, writes Pat McFadden The pound down 10 per cent against...
Obama, Britain’s friends and the realities of power
Out into the world’ was the slogan of the Brexiteers’ predecessors in the 1975 European referendum. In a similar vein,...
Labour must show leadership on the EU
It is good to be here at Progress. Good to be among an audience that takes pride in Labour’s achievements in...
Three lessons learned about Ireland, Brexit and referendums
I have recently returned from a short trip to Dublin where I had been invited to speak to the Institute of...
To lead is to choose
Over the past week, the debate over the forthcoming European referendum has been dominated by questions of process,...
No Brexit
Labour’s pro-Europeans must stick to their guns, writes Pat McFadden Labour’s general election defeat means the...
Merkel’s message to Cameron
When Angela Merkel arrives for talks in London tomorrow she will no doubt be publicly supportive of Britain’s...
Brexit by default
Britain’s moorings as a member of the European Union have become looser in recent weeks. It is too early to say yet...
‘Take our country back’? I’d rather take it forward
However many votes the United Kingdom Independence party win in tomorrow’s European elections, what Britain has...
The government has put the public at needless risk
This month the government will release from anti-terror controls six suspects who have been identified by the...