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John McDonnell has described the "shifted direction" from the Chancellor – who announced new economic measures to address the coronavirus crisis today – as "not far enough or fast enough". Rishi Sunak joined the daily Covid-19 press…
We can “turn the tide in 12 weeks”, the Prime Minister told the nation at the latest press conference yesterday – probably the worst one yet. When asked what “turn the tide” actually meant (back to normal? reaching the peak?), Boris Johnson…
John McDonnell has released the Labour Party plan to keep people in work amid the coronavirus crisis that is dramatically affecting the economy as well as public health. It recommends that the government should underwrite the wages of those…
In response to the coronavirus epidemic, Labour figures are calling on the government to provide urgent financial assistance to people and universal basic income (UBI) has been one of the options touted. The general idea of a universal…
John McDonnell has told the Prime Minister to "get off your backside and show some international leadership" in response to the spread of coronavirus, or Covid-19, worldwide. The comment comes after repeated calls from Labour's Shadow…
Labour has said that analysis of the Budget by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows that austerity is not over, and that the government's spending plans were "over-hyped and underwhelming". The research released by the think tank in…
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell in the House of Commons today, in response to the Budget announced on Wednesday. As we face the coronavirus crisis it’s vital that we demonstrate to the…
John McDonnell has said that ten years of "cuts, weak growth, and widespread insecure work" have left the UK in a "vulnerable position" to a shock like the one the country now faces with the escalating coronavirus. Speaking ahead of the…
John McDonnell has declared that "someone needs to get a grip" in a pre-Budget speech describing how the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK has "exposed the social emergency that we face in our public services after ten years of austerity". In a…
Ridge on Sunday Rosie Duffield spoke about the domestic abuse bill and the personal experience that motivated her emotional speech to parliament in October last year. Asked what the legislation would do: "It protect women in the most…
Ridge on Sunday John McDonnell appeared on the show this morning to talk about the resignation of the senior civil servant Philip Rutnam, the upcoming budget and the Labour leadership race. On the resignation of Rutnam following allegations…
Below is the full text of John McDonnell's speech delivered during the opposition day debate on tax avoidance and evasion today. With a budget in just over a fortnight, over the coming days we will be setting out an agenda of issues that…
