John in Parliament

In Parliament John is the Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs and within the Labour Party is the Chair of the Labour Representation Committee, a rank and file organisation for Labour Party supporters. He is a prominent member of the Stop the War Coalition and has been a consistent voice in parliament against the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

John is also a leading member of a number of All Party Groups within Parliament – ranging from groups representing individual trade unions, such as PCS, RMT, FBU, Justice Unions and the NUJ to topic groups on a wide range of issues such as the Irish Community, the Punjabi Community, endometriosis, and Kenya. He is the Chair of the 'Public Services Not Private Profit' campaign, which brings together 16 public service trade union and several campaigning organisations to defend public services against privatisation.

Click on the links below for some of John's recent parliamentary speeches and interventions

18th July 2006 - Privatisation of the Ministry of Defence

10th July 2006 – BBC

22nd May 2006 - Armed Forces Bill

8th May 2006 – Civil Aviation Bill

26th April 2006 – Future of the UK Maritime Industry

22nd March 2006 – Budget debate

8th March 2006 – Venezuela

1st March 2006 – NHS dentistry

 

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