News £25bn Brexit black hole no excuse to extend austerity, says McDonnell John McDonnell has told the Tories that extending austerity beyond a 2020 general election would be to repeat… Conor Pope 8th November, 2016, 9:20 am
News McDonnell demands investment as report tells Hammond to scrap “unfair and unwise” Tory tax cuts The overwhelming majority of Tory tax cuts since 2010 have gone to the rich, a new report finds… Peter Edwards 2nd November, 2016, 9:05 am
News Toxic Tories “bullied” the Bank of England governor, shadow Cabinet minister says The repeated attempts by Tory MPs to “bully” the governor of the Bank of England have been a “shameless”… Peter Edwards 1st November, 2016, 9:09 am
News McDonnell says Tories should “drop the spin” over off-course economy John McDonnell has urged the Tories to “admit the truth” over their handling of the economy, after an… Conor Pope 25th October, 2016, 9:29 am
News McDonnell: Don’t inflict more austerity to pay for another corporation tax cut John McDonnell has warned against imposing more austerity on the British public to pay for a massive tax… Peter Edwards 24th October, 2016, 9:04 am
News May posts huge poll lead over Corbyn on economy and handling Brexit Theresa May is more than twice as trusted as Jeremy Corbyn to handle Brexit negotiations and run the… Peter Edwards 23rd October, 2016, 10:07 am
Comment Could this be McDonnell’s next big moment? Brexit vacuum and rising bond yields pile pressure on Hammond In the run up to the 2010 general election, George Osborne predicted that the markets would turn on… Dan McCurry 18th October, 2016, 12:58 pm
Video McDonnell: Austerity will hit low earners and plunge care services into crisis John McDonnell has released a new video attacking the Tories’ economy strategy. The shadow chancellor’s Facebook film followed… 7th October, 2016, 2:36 pm
Comment Rachel Reeves: One thing stands out amid Chancellor’s chaotic cocktail of ideas: it’s time to dump the corporation tax cut Philip Hammond’s warning of a Brexit “rollercoaster” ride was a clear admission of the uncertainty that Britain now… Rachel Reeves 4th October, 2016, 9:45 am
Comment Jon Ashworth: The Tories are turning the clock back to hide their failures on education, crime and the NHS Today at Conservative Party conference, the Tories will be discussing “a society that works for everyone”. We’ll hear… Jon Ashworth 4th October, 2016, 9:06 am