Andy McDonald MP

Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections

14 May Economy

Ditching the Employment Bill exposes the chasm between Tory rhetoric and action

Government inaction means that millions of low paid and precarious workers who are entitled to protections have been abandoned to fight for their rights through the courts.

11 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to set out lockdown guidance as Labour and unions blast ‘irresponsible and wrong’ back-to-work push

Boris Johnson will give a fresh update on the Government’s coronavirus response later as Labour joined unions in criticising its new advice for workers.

27 Feb 2020 Transport

Heathrow expansion ruling is good news for the planet

Heathrow and the wider aviation industry should take today's decision as a wake up call, writes Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Andy McDonald MP.

09 Jan 2020 Transport

Rail has suffered a ‘colossal failure of political leadership’ after a decade of incompetence and mismanagement

Our rail system is unnecessarily complex, unaccountable and expensive, the Tories must be honest about failing rail contracts and turn off the life support, bringing rail operations and infrastructure back under public control, writes Andy McDonald MP.

22 Sep 2019 Transport

We will draw up a new social contract for transport that benefits the public, the economy and the environment

Transport is the UK’s single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and the worst-performing sector when it comes to reducing carbon emissions, writes Andy McDonald MP

23 Sep 2018 Transport

Chris Grayling has presided over the most disastrous year for the railway industry in decades

The UK transport industry needs stability, reliability and clear answers on life after Brexit, writes shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald

30 Mar 2018 Transport

Is the cost of Grayling too high?

Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald writes for PoliticsHome, saying Chris Grayling uses "a web of untruths and falsehoods" to explain away decisions he has made that are "damaging to capital, business and industry."

30 Nov 2017 Transport

Rail announcement masks the reality of another private sector bailout on East Coast mainline

Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary says the Government’s ‘strategic vision’ on transport is 'window dressing which will solve none of rail’s urgent problems'.