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Pat McFadden said that the re-privatisation of RBS should not be driven by political interests. “I don’t think there should be any rushed decisions about RBS privatisation, which is the suspicion after Stephen Hester’s announcement yeste... Continue to article
Pat McFadden said Stephen Hester had done a good job at RBS but it was not yet complete. “He came five years ago to take over a very badly damaged bank, a bank that had been on the brink of collapse. Most people I think would say that St... Continue to article
Pat McFadden said additional cuts to public spending were being announced in the upcoming spending review because the Government's economic plan "hasn't worked". “[The reason the Government is] discussing the need for all these cuts is b... Continue to article
Pat McFadden said that changes to tax credits had adversely affected people on low incomes. “I think lifting the personal allowance is obviously helpful to people on low incomes, but it’s not the only thing that the Government’s done tha... Continue to article
21/05/2010
Lord Mandelson and Lord Adonis have left the shadow cabinet because it is difficult to perform the opposition role from the House of Lords, according to the party. They were replaced by Pat McFadden and Sadiq Khan.
Former Labour minister Pat McFadden has questioned his party's support for a graduate tax to fund university places. The Blairite MP has urged colleagues to back Lord Browne's review, in a move which undermines Labour leader Ed Miliband.
13/06/2013 on BBC News
28/05/2013 on World at One, BBC Radio 4
14/01/2013 on The Daily Politics, BBC 2
06/01/2013
13/11/2012 on BBC News
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4 hours ago on Newsnight, BBC2
19/06/2013 on Jeff Randall Live, Sky News
19/06/2013 on Channel 4 News