Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South East since 2005. He has held ministerial roles in previous Labour governments and currently serves as the Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a senior position
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Jun 6, 2026
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Work and Pensions Secretary McFadden co-signed the Mirror piece with Kendall, framing the AI employment threat as a shared government priority requiring coordinated action across departments.
McFadden's involvement signals Cabinet-level seriousness about the over one million young people not in employment or education, a figure Labour will be keen to own rather than let become an attack line for Reform UK or the Conservatives.