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John McDonnell’s contribution to the National Insurance Contributions Bill

I want to focus my remarks on the parts of the Bill that relate to freeports, as others have done. During the debate on the Finance Bill, I highlighted the corporate tax reliefs available and the lack of any projections of the impact on the Exchequer, or of any impact…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill

The Bill will bring relief to thousands of investors who were let down not just by a failed company but by a failed system. That is why we need a Bill that will address the failures of regulation, governance and auditing, but this Bill does none of that. The Government…

John McDonnell’s contribution in all three debates on the Finance Bill

Freeports I am glad you are sitting down, Madam Deputy Speaker, because I do not want to shock you. I want to see if we can try something different tonight. Let us try and undertake some rational policy making. Let us try and base policy on evidence, shall we? I…

John McDonnell’s response to the Queen’s Speech

After 11 years of harsh austerity and a year in which the covid pandemic has resulted in such a scale of human suffering, the Queen’s Speech should have been a paradigm-shifting intervention in which were established a new set of ideals upon which the future of our society was at…

The Alternative Queen’s Speech: How to build a fairer, healthier, greener Britain

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Ian Mearns, Richard Burgon, Pauline Bryan & John McDonnell The pandemic has exposed inequality and insecurity, and made us re-evaluate what is most important to us. It has also exposed that we are globally interdependent and must work together to tackle the challenges that face us. A socialist…

John McDonnell: Keir Starmer’s Labour stands for nothing, so how can we convince people to vote for us?

“Why should I vote for you?”. It’s the biggest challenge you get as a politician campaigning for people’s votes. In over 40 years of elections, often as the candidate, I’ve never been at a loss for words. This year, dozens of activists and Labour voters – and even some of…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Westminster Hall debate on Immigration

I find it hard to believe that we are having this debate today, and that this delegated legislation has been introduced at all. Emotionally, many Members of the House will find it hard to take, especially those of us who have taken any interest in detention, and specifically modern slavery…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Westminster Hall Debate on Fire and Rehire

I want briefly to outline some of the implications of fire and rehire in its latest use for individuals, families and communities. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne), who has been an…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Westminster Hall debate on Support for Asylum Seekers

I have two detention centres in my constituency, Harmondsworth and Colnbrook. I will come back in another debate to explain the brutality of the regime in those detention centres, which is abhorrent. One of the opportunities given to us by Westminster Hall debates is to explain to Ministers what is…

John McDonnell’s Contribution to the Finance Bill

I tabled a number of amendments to the Finance Bill and spoke in the debate about Income tax, Corporation tax and capital allowances and Freeports. My contributions can be viewed below. Income Tax With the greatest respect for the previous speaker, I think there is a view across the House…

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