John McDonnell
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McDonnell: I Own this Disaster
Labour activist in North West complains… “Everyone from HQ to activists seem to care far more about canvassing for Corbynites than the candidates who could actually win or who are at risk of losing.” → Read More
McDonnell Admits Everyone Will Pay More Tax Under Labour
Councillor John Thomas, Keith Vaz’s Leicester East Constituency Labour Party Chairman says… “This is great disappointment to me, realising that I have spent over 30 years of my life working for a party that I now know that I have nothing in common with. This is not the party I joined, the party for decent working people. I can no longer follow the clown that leads the Labour Party, he is heavily… → Read More
McDonnell: I Won't Stay Neutral in Labour's Second Referendum
Councillor John Thomas, Keith Vaz’s Leicester East Constituency Labour Party Chairman says… “This is great disappointment to me, realising that I have spent over 30 years of my life working for a party that I now know that I have nothing in common with. This is not the party I joined, the party for decent working people. I can no longer follow the clown that leads the Labour Party, he is heavily… → Read More
McDonnell Shown Jewish Newspapers Condemning Labour
On Sky, Matt Hanock says new cancer treatments are being rolled out “from Barnsley to Bassetlaw; from Wigan to Warrington.” Kay Burley: “That’s not very far, you know.” Hancock: “It’s also happening in Cornwall”. → Read More
McDonnell: Labour Wants Brexit
Rachel Johnson on her prospects with ChUK… “I’m the the rat that jumps on the sinking ship. And now I’m jumping on another sinking ship with Change UK. We hope it’s not sinking but it’s not riding the ocean waves in the way Chuka, Heidi and Anna thought it would.” → Read More
McDonnell's Blatant Local Election Lie
A Labour Party staffer writes… “The truth is Corbyn’s name is still poison the doorsteps in our working class heartlands, and Brexit betrayal is only compounding the narrative of our party as one for the few in metropolitan Southern seats, not the many across the country who voted leave.” → Read More
The only way to grow our economy is to invest – and go green
It’s almost every week now that we’re hearing of businesses cutting jobs, downsizing projects, or leaving the country.… → Read More
MP Begs For Brexit to be Concluded
No prizes for guessing who Andrea Leadsom is talking about: “As you said last week, Mr Speaker, we have a responsibility to safeguard the rights of this House and as Leader of the House I seek to do exactly that, treating all members of parliament with courtesy and respect. I hope and expect all Honourable and Right Honourable members to do likewise.” → Read More
When McDonnell Supported Maduro's 'Socialist Revolution'
No prizes for guessing who Andrea Leadsom is talking about: “As you said last week, Mr Speaker, we have a responsibility to safeguard the rights of this House and as Leader of the House I seek to do exactly that, treating all members of parliament with courtesy and respect. I hope and expect all Honourable and Right Honourable members to do likewise.” → Read More
John McDonnell: Neoliberalism has failed – Labour's ideas are the new mainstream
Labour's second State of the Economy conference returns to Imperial College in London this weekend. It confirms that is the ideas of the left that are now making the running. Eminent academic economists will join with council and business leaders, and hundreds of ordinary activists to debate and discuss how we can → Read More
A "new start" for Labour and the finance sector – McDonnell's full speech in the City
This is the full text of Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell's speech at Bloomberg's new European headquarters today, in which he sets out a "new start" for the City. Let me start by thanking you all for coming today and by thanking Bloomberg for the use of their magnificent new building here in the heart of the City. → Read More
John McDonnell: This is absolute complacency from an out of touch government
The Chancellor displayed the most astounding complacency yesterday. Eight years of austerity spending cuts mean that our public services face a crisis on a scale that has not been seen before in this country, from children's services to social care. Yet austerity spending cuts were always a choice, not an economic → Read More
McDonnell Accuses Bad Al of "Macho, Threatening Politics"
Steve Hilton quoting Tony Blair’s advice… “You cannot underestimate how much they believe it’s their job to actually run the country and to resist the changes put forward by people they dismiss as ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ politicians. They genuinely see themselves as the true guardians of the national interest, and think that their job is simply to wear you down and wait you out.” → Read More
John McDonnell: My message for the Davos elite – austerity was a con trick
This is the full statement published by shadow chancellor John McDonnell before attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. I am going to Davos with a warning for the global elite. Many of those attending the World Economic Forum have been patting themselves on the back as international growth figures have → Read More
John McDonnell: Tories' tax giveaway for bankers means austerity for our children
On Monday night this government, propped up with the grubby support of the DUP, shamefully supported a finance bill that ignored some of the most vulnerable children in our society but continued to hand out billions in tax giveaways to bankers. Before last month's Budget, Philip Hammond was warned by Sir Tony Hawkhead, chief executive at Action for Children, warned that urgent action was needed… → Read More
John McDonnell: Chancellor must reverse £5bn bank giveaway to fund help for kids
This is the letter sent by John McDonnell to all council leaders today in the run-up to Labour's campaign on the finance bill next week. Ahead of last month's Budget, the chancellor was warned of the scale of the current crisis within local government, which is particularly acute within our children's services. Despite the representations made to the chancellor by many of you, independent… → Read More
John McDonnell: Forget the gimmicks – chancellor needs to change direction
This is the full statement published by John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, in the run-up to today's Budget. The Chancellor has already shown he doesn't live in the real world. That's why the Autumn Budget needs to be a real change of direction in economic policy. Instead of gimmicks such as driverless cars, or tricks to fiddle the figures just so Philip Hammond can pretend he is reaching his… → Read More
Rich's Monday Morning View
Jo Swinson on Chris Rennard… “Vince — and Tim before him — have repeatedly, publicly said Rennard is not welcome anywhere near their frontbench team, even as an adviser. I remain deeply frustrated that he was not expelled from the party through its disciplinary process. It just feels wrong, and I do not want Lord Rennard to continue as a member of the party. As far as I am concerned, he is not… → Read More
Austerity is based on a lie – McDonnell's pre-Budget speech
This is the full speech delivered by John McDonnell today ahead of the Budget on Wednesday. Good morning. Thank you for coming here today. Next week's Budget has been widely trailed as one of the most significant in recent times. The prime minister and the chancellor don't agree on much but they do on that. They both seem to be viewing next week's Budget as an emergency Budget to save their… → Read More
May has questions to answer over Ashcroft money – McDonnell response to Paradise Papers leak
This is the full statement published by John McDonnell, shadow chancellor, following the "Paradise Papers" claims made by the BBC's Panorama last night. These are deeply worrying revelations. Despite all the government's claims of cracking down on tax dodgers, this evidence confirms that tax avoidance is clearly continuing on an industrial scale. Either the prime minister or the chancellor needs… → Read More