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-> Labour's #AndrewPakesMP, who represents #Peterborough, said youth unemployment in the city was "one of the great shames of this generation".
-> Pakes has been MP for OVER a year has claimed #YouthUnemplyment "has been my priority every single day"!?

Darren Fower Sep 7, 2025

Here's #Peterborough's two Labour MPs, #AndrewPakesMP and #SamCarlingMP waiting to hear what new roles they'll be offered by #KeirStarmer, as part of his reshuffle!

-> They've been waiting since Friday!! :)

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Darren Fower Sep 3, 2025

The Labour MP for #Pboro has also previously said: "We will keep fighting for clear information from the Home Office and to ensure the hotel is stood down as soon as possible." - #AndrewPakesMP (Lab)

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Darren Fower Sep 3, 2025

-> On Nov 17th, 2024 in a joint statement, #AndrewPakesMP said:
"... I’ve written to the Home Office alongside #SamCarlingMP and #CllrDennisJones - Leader of Peterborough City Council - calling for clear answers on the Dragonfly Hotel and for the hotel to be stood down as emergency accommodation as soon as possible."

Darren Fower Sep 3, 2025

The Hotel "is a wholly inappropriate place to be housing asylum seekers - as #Peterborough’s MPs, we are very disappointed to see the #DragonflyHotel allocated for emergency accommodation." - #AndrewPakesMP (Lab)
#FlettonAndWoodstonWard #CllrNickThulbourn #CllrAlanDowson #CllrDaisyBlakemoreCreedon

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Darren Fower Sep 3, 2025

-> The two Labour MPs for the city, #SamCarlingMP and #AndrewPakesMP previously said "the Dragonfly is the wrong hotel, in the wrong location and bad for Peterborough and nearby residents".

Darren Fower Apr 14, 2025

🩼 In #Huntingdon, 6.5% of the working age population are in receipt of PiP, in #Peterborough it's 11.2%❗
👉🏾 www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/14/electoral-wake-up-call-dozens-of-labour-mps-risk-losing-majorities-over-welfare-cuts

#AndrewPakesMP #WelfareCuts #Benefits #Disability #Disabled #PipStickBrigade