News - John McDonnell MP

John McDonnell’s contribution to the debate following the Kings Speech

I add my commendations for the speeches that introduced this debate. I have only one anecdote about my hon. Friend the Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd), who was in my Treasury team: he is a fan of Shostakovich, and on one occasion, we went to the Royal Albert Hall to…

Quick, tangible change will see off the hard right – these are the things Labour must do now.

The relief of getting rid of the Tories can mask the fact that we have entered potentially the most divisive political period for the politics of this country since 20 April 1968. That was the date when the rightwing Conservative minister Enoch Powell made his infamous “rivers of blood” speech…

Permanent Ceasefire: The ongoing suffering of Palestinians in Gaza remains on all our minds & the need for a permanent ceasefire is ever pressing. I am proud of the campaign we have waged in my local community for peace & justice for the Palestinian people, which I have been able to give voice to. Please see video below

Permanent Ceasefire

I am not currently an MP as Parliament has been dissolved until after the General Election

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Criminal Justice Bill

My hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips) said that it was uncertain whether this legislation would ever reach the statute book, because of the time available to us in the run-up to the general election. I hope that some of the measures to be dealt with on…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Westminster Hall Debate Palestinians: Visa Scheme

I will follow up what my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) said with regard to the evacuation of children, but I first echo what others have said: there has been absolute unanimity in this Chamber, across all political parties as well, with representatives present from…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Debate on Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsmans Report

I have lived this campaign for about 10 years, as have a number of other hon. Members. Today, we have heard unanimity from speakers from all political parties across the House. Unless we can get some action quickly, I despair of what parliamentary procedure is left to us. I do…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Westminster Hall debate on World ME Day

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Sir Sajid Javid) not just on securing the debate, but on the groundbreaking work that he did in establishing the delivery plan. We are all grateful for that. We all come to this debate with our own experiences. My first constituency case was…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Debate on Disability Benefits in the Chamber on 26th March 24.

I will try to be as brief as possible, so that others can contribute. Before I come to the general topic, I want to make one specific point to reinforce what my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) said. I am a champion for Action for ME, the…

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