News - John McDonnell MP

Below is the full text of John McDonnell’s speech at the launch event of ‘Claim the Future’.

Let me welcome you all to this launch of our new project we’ve called “Claim the Future”. Thanks for joining us. I’ll try and briefly explain the background and purpose of this project before I introduce a panel of my friends to speak this evening. And thanks to our speakers…

Care services must now be nationalised, says John McDonnell

John McDonnell has called for the urgent nationalisation of care services in response to the coronavirus pandemic, warning that years of underfunding have put older and disabled people at heightened risk from a second surge in infections this winter. In his first significant intervention since stepping down as shadow chancellor earlier…

Claim the Future: Wednesday 22 July at 7pm

Join me at the launch of an exciting new initiative, bringing together activists, policy experts, campaigning organisations and movements to Claim the Future – united behind a radical optimistic vision of what we can build together. The pandemic has shown how much we care for each other and how much…

Forward Momentum

I have been a member of the Labour Party and involved in politics for over 45 years. I have spent these years as a campaigner in my local community and nationally for what I consider to be basic rights- the right to a decent roof over your head in a…

Equinomics: Placing Equality at the Centre of our Post-Virus Economy – John McDonnell MP, Vice President Marx Memorial Library

John McDonnell: What Would it Take to Secure a Left Labour Government? | LSE Online Event. Hosted by the Ralph Miliband Programme.

Ralph Miliband’s last book, “Socialism for a Sceptical Age”, was an attempt not just to justify the continuing potential of socialism but also to provide a strategy for a socialist government both to gain power and secure the implementation of a programme of socialist change. It became an inspirational work…

BA Redundancy and Wage Cuts

My constituents, who work for British Airways, feel absolutely betrayed by this company as they face either redundancy or huge cuts in their wages & terms of employment. BA, our national flag carrier, is behaving disgracefully. The Prime Minister must act pic.twitter.com/oV8jsig3yN — John McDonnell (@johnmcdonnellMP) June 2, 2020

A brief report on just some of the issues that my constituents have raised with me.

Support for Local NHS and Carers Throughout this period, I have been concerned to ensure that our local NHS and carers have the resources they need to be able to treat people suffering from Covid 19 and also to have the protection they need to keep themselves and their families…

Responding to the Covid 19 Pandemic Locally

Responding to the Covid 19 Pandemic Locally I would like to thank you to everyone who is working so hard locally to assist our community in dealing with and helping people come through the Covid 19 pandemic. All our local agencies are working hard together, the Police, Council and Councillors,…

Ted Knight’s Memorial 22nd April

Ted Knight’s Memorial 22nd April Ted Knight dies last month aged 86. He devoted his life to the greatest cause there is, humanity. Below is a recording of the online memorial. After introductory remarks by Bill Bowring, the speakers in the order they appear are: Simon Hannah, Cllr Patsy Cummings,…

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