Andrew Cooper MP
@andrewcooper.net
Labour MP for Mid Cheshire 🌹
My first Northwich and Winsford Guardian column of the year focuses on the case for reopening Middlewich train station.
I also raised this in the chamber yesterday and I'm really pleased that the Transport Secretary has agreed to discuss the idea with me.
I also raised this in the chamber yesterday and I'm really pleased that the Transport Secretary has agreed to discuss the idea with me.
Andrew Cooper: 'Improving public transport connectivity is a top priority in 2026'
As we head into the New Year, it’s a good moment to take stock, not just of what’s been achieved, but of what still needs doing here in Mid…
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January 9, 2026 at 10:08 AM
My first Northwich and Winsford Guardian column of the year focuses on the case for reopening Middlewich train station.
I also raised this in the chamber yesterday and I'm really pleased that the Transport Secretary has agreed to discuss the idea with me.
I also raised this in the chamber yesterday and I'm really pleased that the Transport Secretary has agreed to discuss the idea with me.
My final newsletter of 2025 is now live!
I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me this year. Please feel free to subscribe to keep up with my work in 2026.
I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me this year. Please feel free to subscribe to keep up with my work in 2026.
Andrew Cooper MP's December Newsletter
Hello everyone!
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December 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
My final newsletter of 2025 is now live!
I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me this year. Please feel free to subscribe to keep up with my work in 2026.
I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me this year. Please feel free to subscribe to keep up with my work in 2026.
My final Northwich and Winsford Guardian column of 2025 is now live.
You can read it here👇
You can read it here👇
Andrew Cooper: 'Looking forward to building on the progress we've made in 2026'
The past year has flown by and what a year it has been.
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
My final Northwich and Winsford Guardian column of 2025 is now live.
You can read it here👇
You can read it here👇
One of my all time favourite films. Endlessly quotable.
"Where are you going?"
"To see if there's a pub!"
"Where are you going?"
"To see if there's a pub!"
Galaxy Quest - a perfect movie, just a wonderful love letter to actors, sci-fi, Star Trek in particular, and to fandom - really deserves a proper physical release with decent extras. Think Weaver's right that releasing a R-rated cut would be fun, too.
Sigourney Weaver Says She Wishes DreamWorks Released A Director’s Cut Of ‘Galaxy Quest,’ Reminisces On Sequel That Never Came To Pass
Sigourney Weaver reflected on cult classic Galaxy Quest and how she wishes the sci-fi satire had released an R-rated director's cut.
deadline.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
One of my all time favourite films. Endlessly quotable.
"Where are you going?"
"To see if there's a pub!"
"Where are you going?"
"To see if there's a pub!"
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Galaxy Quest - a perfect movie, just a wonderful love letter to actors, sci-fi, Star Trek in particular, and to fandom - really deserves a proper physical release with decent extras. Think Weaver's right that releasing a R-rated cut would be fun, too.
Sigourney Weaver Says She Wishes DreamWorks Released A Director’s Cut Of ‘Galaxy Quest,’ Reminisces On Sequel That Never Came To Pass
Sigourney Weaver reflected on cult classic Galaxy Quest and how she wishes the sci-fi satire had released an R-rated director's cut.
deadline.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Galaxy Quest - a perfect movie, just a wonderful love letter to actors, sci-fi, Star Trek in particular, and to fandom - really deserves a proper physical release with decent extras. Think Weaver's right that releasing a R-rated cut would be fun, too.
I thoroughly enjoyed my recent visit to Winsford's Men in Sheds.
Groups which bring people together and offer friendship, purpose and a sense of belonging, are so important. You can read more about the group and what they do below 👇
Groups which bring people together and offer friendship, purpose and a sense of belonging, are so important. You can read more about the group and what they do below 👇
Andrew Cooper: 'Groups bringing community together are so important'
That is why the local groups like the Community Shed, which bring people together, offering friendship, purpose and a sense of belonging, are so…
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed my recent visit to Winsford's Men in Sheds.
Groups which bring people together and offer friendship, purpose and a sense of belonging, are so important. You can read more about the group and what they do below 👇
Groups which bring people together and offer friendship, purpose and a sense of belonging, are so important. You can read more about the group and what they do below 👇
Really pleased about the Government's decision to boost funding for local bus services.
Read more about it below👇
Read more about it below👇
Mid Cheshire in line for multi-million-pound bus boost for next three years
Cheshire East and Cheshire West councils are in line for more than £19 million during 2026/2027, 2027/2028 and 2028/2029.
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Really pleased about the Government's decision to boost funding for local bus services.
Read more about it below👇
Read more about it below👇
My November newsletter is now live!
Feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox👇
Feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox👇
Andrew Cooper MP's November Newsletter
Hello everyone!
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December 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
My November newsletter is now live!
Feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox👇
Feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox👇
My most recent column in the Northwich and Winsford Guardian is about the Government's landmark financial inclusion plan.
You can read it here 👇
You can read it here 👇
Andrew Cooper: 'Landmark financial plan should ensure no-one is left behind'
Financial services. For many of us, they are simply part of everyday life: a bank card in our wallet, direct debits paying the bills, a savings…
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
My most recent column in the Northwich and Winsford Guardian is about the Government's landmark financial inclusion plan.
You can read it here 👇
You can read it here 👇
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Thank you to @andrewcooper.net for supporting calls to #EndTheCageAge for laying hens.
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thank you to @andrewcooper.net for supporting calls to #EndTheCageAge for laying hens.
Really pleased to support my colleague Alice Macdonald MP's Ten-Minute Rule Bill proposing a legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment.
Read my latest Northwich and Winsford Guardian column here👇
Read my latest Northwich and Winsford Guardian column here👇
Andrew Cooper: 'People should have a right to paid time off for fertility treatment'
As proud and honoured as I am to serve as your Member of Parliament, nothing compares to the pride and joy of welcoming a child into the world.
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Really pleased to support my colleague Alice Macdonald MP's Ten-Minute Rule Bill proposing a legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment.
Read my latest Northwich and Winsford Guardian column here👇
Read my latest Northwich and Winsford Guardian column here👇
My October newsletter is now live!
It's been another busy month split between London and Mid Cheshire. This newsletter is a round up of a few highlights from both the constituency and Parliament. Please feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox.
It's been another busy month split between London and Mid Cheshire. This newsletter is a round up of a few highlights from both the constituency and Parliament. Please feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox.
Andrew Cooper MP's October Newsletter
Hello everyone!
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November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My October newsletter is now live!
It's been another busy month split between London and Mid Cheshire. This newsletter is a round up of a few highlights from both the constituency and Parliament. Please feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox.
It's been another busy month split between London and Mid Cheshire. This newsletter is a round up of a few highlights from both the constituency and Parliament. Please feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox.
A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif
I'm pleased to reaffirm my support for strengthening the Hunting Act.
Public support for action to combat ongoing fox, stag and hare hunting remains high, with strong, consistent support among voters of all parties and across all regions of the country, including here in Mid Cheshire.
Public support for action to combat ongoing fox, stag and hare hunting remains high, with strong, consistent support among voters of all parties and across all regions of the country, including here in Mid Cheshire.
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I'm pleased to reaffirm my support for strengthening the Hunting Act.
Public support for action to combat ongoing fox, stag and hare hunting remains high, with strong, consistent support among voters of all parties and across all regions of the country, including here in Mid Cheshire.
Public support for action to combat ongoing fox, stag and hare hunting remains high, with strong, consistent support among voters of all parties and across all regions of the country, including here in Mid Cheshire.
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👏 In Mid-Cheshire, residents met with @andrewcooper.net MP to discuss the importance of the Climate and Nature Bill, and to call for stronger action on the climate-nature crisis.
👉 To find out how to book your MP meeting, contact zerohour.uk/contact 🐝 #CANBill
👉 To find out how to book your MP meeting, contact zerohour.uk/contact 🐝 #CANBill
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
👏 In Mid-Cheshire, residents met with @andrewcooper.net MP to discuss the importance of the Climate and Nature Bill, and to call for stronger action on the climate-nature crisis.
👉 To find out how to book your MP meeting, contact zerohour.uk/contact 🐝 #CANBill
👉 To find out how to book your MP meeting, contact zerohour.uk/contact 🐝 #CANBill
🍵Last week I had a lovely visit to Eleven, one of Mid Cheshire's many brilliant independent businesses.
We had a good chat about the challenges facing small hospitality businesses. My column below outlines a few of the Government measures designed to support these types of establishments 👇
We had a good chat about the challenges facing small hospitality businesses. My column below outlines a few of the Government measures designed to support these types of establishments 👇
Andrew Cooper: 'Steps being taken to help our brilliant small businesses thrive'
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Eleven, one of Northwich’s many brilliant independent cafés, tucked away on Walker Road in Winnington.
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🍵Last week I had a lovely visit to Eleven, one of Mid Cheshire's many brilliant independent businesses.
We had a good chat about the challenges facing small hospitality businesses. My column below outlines a few of the Government measures designed to support these types of establishments 👇
We had a good chat about the challenges facing small hospitality businesses. My column below outlines a few of the Government measures designed to support these types of establishments 👇
Politics should never be about talking at people; it should be about talking with them.
Coffee mornings are a key way that I connect with my constituents and I always leave these coffee mornings with pages of notes and a renewed sense of purpose.
Coffee mornings are a key way that I connect with my constituents and I always leave these coffee mornings with pages of notes and a renewed sense of purpose.
Andrew Cooper: 'Politics should be about talking to others'
One of the most rewarding parts of being your MP is getting the chance to meet people face to face, to listen, to talk, and to learn about what…
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Politics should never be about talking at people; it should be about talking with them.
Coffee mornings are a key way that I connect with my constituents and I always leave these coffee mornings with pages of notes and a renewed sense of purpose.
Coffee mornings are a key way that I connect with my constituents and I always leave these coffee mornings with pages of notes and a renewed sense of purpose.
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This is your vote, your choice. You the members choose your Deputy Leader.
Having this conversation is not dissent, but an important conversation about how we can be better.
I will be your strong independent voice.
Having this conversation is not dissent, but an important conversation about how we can be better.
I will be your strong independent voice.
October 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is your vote, your choice. You the members choose your Deputy Leader.
Having this conversation is not dissent, but an important conversation about how we can be better.
I will be your strong independent voice.
Having this conversation is not dissent, but an important conversation about how we can be better.
I will be your strong independent voice.
My September newsletter is now live!
This newsletter is a round up of a few highlights from both the constituency and Parliament. Please feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox.
This newsletter is a round up of a few highlights from both the constituency and Parliament. Please feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox.
Andrew Cooper MP's September Newsletter
Hello everyone!
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September 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My September newsletter is now live!
This newsletter is a round up of a few highlights from both the constituency and Parliament. Please feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox.
This newsletter is a round up of a few highlights from both the constituency and Parliament. Please feel free to subscribe to receive future versions of this newsletter directly into your inbox.
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The latest nominations have landed showing Lucy around 100 CLPs ahead now- it’s clear her message is resonating with ordinary members across the whole country- labour.org.uk/deputy-leade...
Deputy Leadership 2025 - CLP & Affiliate Nominations – The Labour Party
CLP and affiliate nominations for the 2025 Labour Deputy Leadership election
labour.org.uk
September 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The latest nominations have landed showing Lucy around 100 CLPs ahead now- it’s clear her message is resonating with ordinary members across the whole country- labour.org.uk/deputy-leade...
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Labour is at its best when we are clear about whose side we are on, and in whose interests we serve, when our values shine through.
I want us to be clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty and that will mean we need to lift the 2 child benefit cap www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
I want us to be clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty and that will mean we need to lift the 2 child benefit cap www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour should consider hiking gambling tax to fight child poverty, Powell says
Deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said Gordon Brown's proposal to hike gambling tax to fund axing the two-child benefit limit should get 'careful consideration'
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September 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Labour is at its best when we are clear about whose side we are on, and in whose interests we serve, when our values shine through.
I want us to be clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty and that will mean we need to lift the 2 child benefit cap www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
I want us to be clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty and that will mean we need to lift the 2 child benefit cap www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
🗞 My column this week focuses on the government's expansion of childcare.
I'm passionate about giving every child the best start in life and this column outlines some of the ways that the government is making this happen.
I'm passionate about giving every child the best start in life and this column outlines some of the ways that the government is making this happen.
Andrew Cooper MP: 'Every child in Mid Cheshire deserves the best start in life'
That is why I came into politics, to make a real difference for parents and children here at home, so that every child in Mid Cheshire has the best…
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🗞 My column this week focuses on the government's expansion of childcare.
I'm passionate about giving every child the best start in life and this column outlines some of the ways that the government is making this happen.
I'm passionate about giving every child the best start in life and this column outlines some of the ways that the government is making this happen.
Community groups can apply for grants of up to £5,000 through the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s SWAP Fund.
This fund redirects money seized from criminals back into communities to support positive change.
Groups from across Mid Cheshire are more than welcome to apply👇
This fund redirects money seized from criminals back into communities to support positive change.
Groups from across Mid Cheshire are more than welcome to apply👇
Community groups across Cheshire invited to apply in new round of SWAP funding
Up to £5,000 is on offer through the SWAP Fund (Safety, Working Together, Action, and Prevention), a £100,000 community scheme for projects aimed…
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Community groups can apply for grants of up to £5,000 through the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s SWAP Fund.
This fund redirects money seized from criminals back into communities to support positive change.
Groups from across Mid Cheshire are more than welcome to apply👇
This fund redirects money seized from criminals back into communities to support positive change.
Groups from across Mid Cheshire are more than welcome to apply👇
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Our great Deputy Leaders have connected the heart of the Party with the head of the government - that’s what I’ll do.
I spoke to @theguardian.com about why I’m standing as a full-time Deputy Leader and how we can succeed and do better:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I spoke to @theguardian.com about why I’m standing as a full-time Deputy Leader and how we can succeed and do better:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour deputy contender Lucy Powell calls for culture change at No 10
Ex-Commons leader says she wants Downing Street to be better connected to MPs and that she would deliver difficult truths to PM
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our great Deputy Leaders have connected the heart of the Party with the head of the government - that’s what I’ll do.
I spoke to @theguardian.com about why I’m standing as a full-time Deputy Leader and how we can succeed and do better:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I spoke to @theguardian.com about why I’m standing as a full-time Deputy Leader and how we can succeed and do better:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...