“Coronavirus has exposed the social emergency we face” – McDonnell’s pre-Budget speech
John McDonnell has declared that “someone needs to get a grip” in a pre-Budget speech describing how the…
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Tories are “in the pocket of the City” – John McDonnell’s full speech
Below is the full text of John McDonnell’s speech delivered during the opposition day debate on tax avoidance…
McDonnell sets three tests for Tory budget on austerity, poverty and climate
John McDonnell is planning to set out three tests against which Labour will judge the first budget of…
A Welsh Labour budget for the NHS and the future of our planet
Uncertainty, delays and austerity may have been forced upon us. But it is our Welsh Labour values, promises…
“Austerity was always a political choice not an economic necessity” – McDonnell’s full speech
Below is the full text of Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell’s pre-spending review speech delivered at Church House this…
Six things we’ve learned from the spring statement
Today Philip Hammond used the spring statement to reveal the latest projections for the UK economy. He claimed…
Time for an emergency Budget to tackle NHS crisis, Corbyn and Ashworth tell rally
Theresa May has presided over the worst winter crisis in NHS history, Labour said tonight as Jeremy Corbyn…
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…
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…
Labour must shout about Hammond’s Budget betrayal on mental health
The Budget revealed once again just how little the Conservatives care about young people’s mental health. Philip Hammond…
