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John McDonnell has spoken out about Labour's antisemitism row and said it has "shaken us to the core". Speaking to the BBC, the Shadow Chancellor said: "None of us fail to appreciate the... way this has upset people including ourselves…
As each week goes by, the Tories are descending further and further into farce and chaos, showing just how unfit for office Theresa May’s clueless Conservatives really are. Now they are facing an existential crisis with grassroots members…
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. Today Labour’s shadow cabinet attends an ‘away day’ where members will present their plans for government. The aim is to ensure the party is ready for a…
John McDonnell will be given top billing at soft left group Open Labour's conference later this month. Held on 23rd June in London, the conference will feature speakers including Labour MPs Catherine West and Alex Sobel, Hackney mayor…
During the BBC’s local election coverage, John McDonnell reaffirmed his support for proportional representation. “I support PR”, he said several times to Wera Hobhouse, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath seated next to him. This was not…
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…
In the Labour Party’s history there are few events more important than the TUC decision, taken in September 1899, to carry a motion moved by the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. The proposal set out plans to “convene a special…
Li Ka Shing isn’t a household name in the UK, although his investments here mean he affects hundreds of thousands of homes. When the taps are turned on or the cooker lit, there is a good chance that the water, gas and electricity is…
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…
In February, Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell gave two separate speeches on Labour's future plans for public ownership and democratic control of the railways, energy, water, and other utilities. They threw down the gauntlet to the Tories…
Jeremy Corbyn "has expressed deep regret" over comments he made on Facebook about an antisemitic mural, deputy Labour leader Tom Watson said on The Andrew Marr Show today. But Andrew Marr described Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger, who used…
Universal Basic Income is a concept that has been growing dramatically in popularity within certain circles in Britain’s political landscape. John McDonnell is leading the campaign for the idea within Labour, while outside our party some…
