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John McDonnell has confirmed that Labour's 32-hour week policy would apply to NHS workers – something that appeared to be denied earlier this morning by health spokesperson Jonathan Ashworth. Asked by the BBC whether the NHS would be…
John McDonnell is set to join a 'McStrike' protest at 10 Downing Street, where McDonald's fast food workers will demand decent wages, job security and an end to 'youth pay rates'. Speaking ahead of the strike action, the Shadow Chancellor…
The chances of Labour moving towards the adoption of a universal basic income policy look more likely than ever, as John McDonnell has confirmed that he will push for a pilot scheme to be included in the new manifesto. Asked about UBI in an…
Below is the full text of John McDonnell's speech on the economy, delivered Liverpool. Thank you. It’s so good to be home again in the city of my birth. My scouse predecessors like so many others in this city were originally economic…
Tom Watson is standing down both as a Labour MP and as deputy leader on December 12th. The announcement last night came as a shock, but makes a lot of sense: whether Labour wins or loses the upcoming election, the newly reconstituted…
Labour will oversee an "irreversible shift" in the centre of political decision-making from London to the North, John McDonnell is expected to vow in his first big speech of the 2019 general election campaign. The Shadow Chancellor is set…
The Andrew Marr Show Keir Starmer clarified some of Labour's plans for the upcoming week in relation to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal and the amendments set to be supported by the opposition party. He also didn't rule out standing to be the…
The Queen’s Speech was “nothing more than fool’s gold”, Jeremy Corbyn concluded in his response. With pomp and ceremony, the Prime Minister seized the opportunity to deliver a party political broadcast via the monarch – but didn’t even do…
John McDonnell dismissed rumours of plots by his team against Jeremy Corbyn at a Labour rally on Monday evening, which saw the Shadow Chancellor brush off reports about alleged tensions as media attempts to divide the party. "One year they…
New Labour strategist Alastair Campbell has interviewed John McDonnell for GQ magazine and obtained a few scoops in the process. Below are the eight key things we've learned about the Shadow Chancellor from the new piece, which you can read…
John McDonnell will kick off Labour’s pre-election campaign tour in Essex today - outlining the party’s plans to rebuild the economy and invest in communities hit hard by Tory austerity measures. With a general election looming, the Shadow…
A four-day working week has become Labour policy today, as John McDonnell confirmed the party would back the move in government. "I can tell you today that the next Labour government will put in place the changes needed to reduce average…
