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.