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The shadow chancellor, who visited the Australian inmate at HMP Belmarsh, compared the WikiLeaks founder’s plight to the Dreyfus case in France.

McDonnell said that while “Jeremy was the right leader”, it is time for the party to “move on” under new leadership.

Labour has also gone on the attack on Boris Johnson after the government failed to bring urgent plans to tackle the climate and environment emergency in time to meet the six month deadline set by parliament.

Unite chief Len McCluskey urged MPs to ‘keep calm’ as shadow chancellor John McDonnell says Labour needs to ‘move now’.

The Labour Party must back the public having the final say on Brexit, insisted Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, reacting to the European election results which saw a loss of half of Labour’s European Parliament seats to parties that support a second referendum.   “Can’t hide from hit we took last night. Bringing ...

But admits Labour too slow in tackling anti-Semitism within its ranks

John McDonnell has sent early warning signs to London's financial sector saying he wants to "transform capitalism" and they had "better get used to it". The Shadow Chancellor pulled no punches in a strongly-worded interview with CityAM today. He said "we are sixth or fifth biggest economy in the world and yet at ...

By Benjamin Jenkins At the Labour Party Conference this week John McDonnell is keen to demonstrate Labour’s economic credibility and the alternatives the opposition would offer in power. The big headlines so far have been about his vow to renationalise rail, water, Royal Mail and energy industries with "market value ...

Tory Philip Hammond refused to deny saying public sector workers are “overpaid” even when the Shadow Chancellor showed him a pay slip from a cleaner who made £297 a week. Millionaire Hammond still was dumbstruck by McDonnell's clever ploy. John McDonnell slammed the Chancellor for the comments, allegedly made during ...

The shadow Chancellor raised concerns that Wednesday’s Budget ‘will not deliver what we need in terms of the NHS’.

But she's not the continuity candidate....

The shadow chancellor told former party spin doctor Alastair Campbell that a woman should be the next Labour leader.

Boris Johnson's government is possibly "the most extreme right-wing Conservative leadership that we’ve ever countenanced".

“If you enjoy clowns my advice is go to the circus, don’t put them in No 10, in charge of our country", the shadow chancellor said.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has described today's Budget as "a ‘nothing has changed’ Budget from an out-of-touch Government". The scathing critique follows Jeremy Corbyn's response in parliament that Philip Hammond's speech was acknowledgement of a "record failure" on behalf of the Conservative government, with economic growth revised down, productivity growth revised down, ...

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has issued a bold statement to the Conservative's at this year's Labour Party Conference, saying education should be a gift from one generation to the next and not a commodity to be sold. The MP for Hayes and Harlington reiterated Labour's pledge to scrap tuition fees in today's ...

By Joe Mellor,  John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor, has said that the Labour party has been considering a radical approach to ensure everyone in the country receives an income. Universal basic income would see everyone receiving a flat fee rather than the current means-tested benefit system. McDonnell said: ““It is ...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Politics hit another new low when a Tory MP shouted at shadow chancellor John McDonnell to “shuddap you face.” The bizarre heckle was shouted out as McDonnell wanted some answers from George Osborne about dodgy bankers. It is not clear who shouted out the insult, ...

The former shadow chancellor has called on the government to use Covid-19 as an opportunity to make a dent in tax avoidance.

Measures unveiled by the PM and Chancellor on Tuesday evening included Government-backed loans worth £330 billion – equivalent to 15% of GDP.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the PM of having ‘no shame in defending bullying’ in his Government.

Sajid Javid used a personal statement in the Commons to explain why he felt he had to resign from the Government.

"Boris jets in to face Iran crisis", the paper claims, but not everyone is buying it.

Jeremy Corbyn was unfairly targeted by the mainstream media - as is anyone who challenges the establishment.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said Mr Johnson’s promise to ‘get Brexit done’ is a ‘fraud on the British people’.

Sir David’s intervention came as Boris Johnson insisted he wants an ‘unbridled’ media.

If the European Union gives the UK a Brexit delay until January 31 then the pro-Remain parties are prepared to give the PM the opportunity to have an election on new terms.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell accused Boris Johnson of “behaving a bit like a spoilt brat” over the issue.

In a second note to European Council president Donald Tusk, the PM said a Brexit extension would be “deeply corrosive”.

Boris Johnson will set out plans to crackdown on violent and foreign criminals today in a bid to “restore confidence” in the justice system.

Downing Street has been forced to deny claims that Boris Johnson squeezed the thighs of two women under the table during a private lunch.

"If you are going to spend that much cutting taxes for those on high incomes or supporting low earners, you could find much better ways of doing so than the policies proposed by the prime minister."

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the shorter average week could be delivered within a decade of taking office.

Boris Johnson said saving Thomas Cook would be a “moral hazard."

“Shutting parliament during the gravest national crisis since the war is an act of grotesque cowardice; but history will remember the infamy and those responsible for it with indelible contempt,” historian Dr Schama wrote.

"You will not f with my children’s future. You will not destroy the freedoms my grandfather fought two world wars to defend. F off you over-promoted rubber bath toy. Britain is revolted by you and you little gang of masturbatory prefects."

“We believe Parliament can be unsuspended”

"I don't want to drag the Queen into this but I would be sending Jeremy Corbyn in a cab to Buckingham Palace to say we're taking over” if Boris loses a no-confidence vote", he said.

"A confidential cabinet note apparently says that the government is not prepared for no deal and NHS Trusts have warned it will pose a major risk to NHS services... Make UK, representing British manufacturers recently said there is a direct link between politicans talking up the prospect of no-deal and ...

Conservative leadership favourite Boris Johnson has announced he would cut income tax for the highest earners if he became the Prime Minister. Johnson indicated he would raise the 40p threshold from £50 to £80k. Boris used the Telegraph to make his case for the cut, saying: “We should be raising ...

The Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell has said that the Chancellor has shown “cowardice” over Brexit. McDonnell claims Philip Hammond could have done more to ensure Brexit isn't hugely damaging to the economy. He made the comments at a speech at Bloomberg today. McDonnell said: "The position of the chancellor of ...

Labour MPs who back Theresa May's exit deal with the EU are likely to be in the low single figures, John McDonnell has claimed. Speaking at a Reuters Live event the Shadow Chancellor said he has had talks with a "a block of MPs" who are worried about facilitating a no deal and ...

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the Labour Conference he would end the profiteering of privatised water and set up a new publicly owned water system that puts control back in the hands of the people. GMB, the union for water industry workers, has welcomed an announcement. The Union is running the ...

Boris Johnson’s trip to Afghanistan during a crucial vote on expanding Heathrow airport cost taxpayers at least £20,000, according to newly released documents from the Foreign Office. A Freedom of Information Request submitted by The Ferret revealed that the cost for three members of staff who accompanied the former Foreign ...

John Laing Infrastructure reveals thinking on Labour PFI threats - in a trading update released today, John Laing Infrastructure Fund talks about various issues including the threat to PFI from a Labour government, a write-off in the portfolio and Catalonia. PFI At the annual UK Labour Party conference in September 2017, ...