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The global elites of business and politics have no idea of the contempt with which they are viewed, John McDonnell said today in Davos as he vowed the biggest clampdown on tax avoidance in global history. The shadow chancellor, who is…
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…
Labour's chief enforcer in the Commons has told MPs there is no deselection "hit list" following claims that up to 50 backbenchers could be targeted by supporters of Jeremy Corbyn. Nick Brown, chief whip, rebuffed reports that left-wing…
Jeremy Corbyn brought Clive Lewis back into his frontbench team tonight as part of a wave of appointments following the sudden resignation of Chris Williamson. Lewis, the former shadow cabinet minister who previously held the defence and…
This is the full statement published by Tom Watson, deputy leader and shadow culture secretary, after Theresa May vowed to over-turn last night's House of Lords vote in support of part two of the Leveson inquiry. Last night’s vote was a…
John McDonnell today surprised Labour activists by confirming he would attend the Davos summit of elite financiers, chief executives and politicians. The shadow chancellor, who has waged war on the "establishment" in his two years at the…
A veteran local councillor has seen off a challenge from a longstanding ally of John McDonnell to be named as Labour's candidate in Rossendale and Darwen again. Alyson Barnes, who stood in the Lancashire seat in June, was picked at the…
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…
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…
Counterintuitive it may be, but the stock market will boom in response to John McDonnell's nationalisation policies. The affect of the state buying up shares in the utilities will be little different to the affect of quantitative easing…
John McDonnell has apologised for criticising a BBC journalist as "trite" after he came under pressure over the cost of servicing the national debt under Labour. The shadow chancellor said he was sorry if he appeared "arrogant" in the duel…
John McDonnell today demanded greater investment in public services as he came under fire in a BBC interview over the impact of Labour's plans on the national debt. He said spending on infrastructure would boost productivity, helping to…
