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John McDonnell is planning to set out three tests against which Labour will judge the first budget of this Conservative government. The Shadow Chancellor will comment on how the opposition will assess the statement, due to be delivered by…
The Labour Party prides itself on being the party of working women. Whilst in government, we introduced Sure Start centres in the most disadvantaged areas of the country and extended maternity pay. In the 1990s, Labour established all-women…
John McDonnell has announced that he will be hosting a series of "where next for Labour?" seminars, for members to discuss the future of the Labour Party. The Shadow Chancellor emailed party members notifying them of the first event of the…
"I don’t think our narrative was good enough – or simple enough," John McDonnell declared in a Momentum conference call joined by over 3,000 people on Sunday evening. In a bid to kick-start the reflection process, the Shadow Chancellor…
The Andrew Marr Show John McDonnell apologised to candidates and MPs who lost their seats in the general election and took the blame for the loss. He also suggested he would be happy for Rebecca Long-Bailey, Angela Rayner, Dawn Butler and…
Labour left network Momentum is set to host a conference call with John McDonnell on Sunday evening in a bid to kick-start the reflection process following the general election. In an email to Momentum members, the communications team…
Below is the full text of John McDonnell's speech laying out the main priorities for the first 100 days of a Labour government. Only three weeks ago, Jeremy Corbyn launched our manifesto. The most inspiring manifesto of any election I’ve…
The Andrew Marr Show John McDonnell denied wanting to overthrow capitalism, before defending Labour's WASPI pledge and other manifesto commitments. He said the Jewish Labour Movement's report on Labour antisemitism was "well out of date"…
John McDonnell delivered a speech on the economy today, declaring that Labour's manifesto commitments on poverty are "achievable and realistic". The Shadow Chancellor spoke to an audience in Birmingham this morning about the party's…
Below is the full text of John McDonnell's Birmingham speech on the economy On Monday night I watched the Dispatches programme “Growing Up Poor”. If you haven’t seen it yet, please do so. It portrays starkly what nearly 10 years of…
The Labour Party is set to announce that it will "end rip-off Britain" with policies that would reduce household bills across the UK, amounting to savings of over £6,700 a year for each family. In a speech in Birmingham on Wednesday, John…
Last night, Boris Johnson threw his toys out of the pram. According to an anonymous Tory source, his party threatened to review Channel 4's license after the broadcaster refused to allow Michael Gove to substitute for him in the climate…
