As bad as George Osborne, but with worse jokes – McDonnell on Hammond’s speech
This is the full response by John McDonnell, the shadow Chancellor, to the speech by opposite number Philip…
Philip Hammond
Jon Ashworth: Tory conference shows they have no answers on the economy, no plan for Brexit and no vision of the future
We’re one day in to Tory conference in Birmingham and, with Theresa May speaking yesterday and her Chancellor…
Bill Esterson: British ministers must demand our fair share of the Apple tax pie
Apple has been told by the European Commission to pay €13bn (£11bn) in taxes to the Irish government.…
McDonnell demands Tories u-turn on cuts as Britain’s growth forecasts plunge
John McDonnell has demanded action from new chancellor Philip Hammond as new research showed Britain’s growth forecast had…
McDonnell calls on May to finally ditch Osborne’s austerity charter
Labour will today force a vote on the cornerstone of Tory austerity by demanding Theresa May’s new government…
Labour warns “reactionary” May government will pose threat to unions
John McDonnell today laid out the basis of Labour’s critique of Theresa May by attacking her “reactionary” new…
Foreign Office found to be running embassies with unpaid interns
The Foreign Office has been using hundreds of unpaid and low-paid interns in overseas UK embassies over the…
Hammond rules out air strikes in Syria, two hours late Cameron contradicts him
Yesterday, Philip Hammond Defence Secretary ruled out air strikes in Syria. At a press conference in Berlin, he…
What’s going on in the Foreign Office? Second minister resigns in space of a week
Mark Simmonds, the Conservative MP for Boston and Skegness, and announced his resignation as a Foreign and Commonwealth Office…
A reshuffle of the dullards
If David Cameron is serious about winning a referendum for a reformed European Union, this reshuffle shows little…
