News - John McDonnell MP

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Childhood Cancer outcomes debate in the Chamber

I thank the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) for her terrific work in securing this debate, which provides us with the opportunity to raise incredibly moving individual cases. The hon. Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie) is no longer in the Chamber, but many of us also feel tearful,…

John McDonnell’s Contribution to the Carers Debate in Westminster Hall

The reason I am participating in the debate is that I brought together an unpaid carers group that has been meeting over the past few months to talk about the current situation. The fact is, it is heart-rending to talk about the struggle that most of them are having. The…

New Clause 1 National Insurance Contributions Bill

I tabled new clause 1 because, from now on, I do not think that the House should discuss any legislation that has financial consequences without it understanding or at least having information about the effect on poverty and low pay. I would have liked that information for this Bill, although…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the debate on National Insurance Contributions Bill

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I remind my hon. Friend the Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins) that she has just made a brilliant speech, but if she wants to repeat it she is perfectly welcome to do so! The hon. Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford), who has just…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Nationality and Boarders Bill

When people look back on this debate, I think it will be in the same way that we look back on debates around the Poor Law. They tried to solve poverty in those times by being cruel to the poor; I think that is what we are trying to do…

No time for half-hearted measures: we need a Radical Recovery Programme

In every other period of history when inflation combines with wage cuts, and people struggle to pay for the basics in life, confronting a real cost-of-living crisis, that’s when people get angry. It’s when they see the system is failing them. It’s when they demand change and are increasingly open…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Public Services Pensions

I declare an interest in that I am a member of the local government pension scheme. I want to address the amendments standing in my name—new clause 10 and amendments 22 and 24—but I would also like to comment on new clause 1. On the debate about whether or not this…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Pensions and Social Security Debate in the Chamber

I resent the premise of this debate. I resent the Government bringing forward an unamendable order on such a significant issue, because that leads to the conclusion, as the hon. Members for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills) and for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) said, that if we reject the order there…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Westminster Hall debate on Global Vaccine Access

Last month, the former Prime Minister and World Health Organisation global health ambassador Gordon Brown said that the global vaccine roll-out was a “stain on our global soul”. The numbers are stark: three quarters of health workers in Africa remain unvaccinated; less than 5% of people in low-income countries have…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Westminster Hall Debate on Eye Health

I join others in thanking the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing the debate. I congratulate him on providing a service to us all by securing so many debates on so many relevant issues. I concur with the previous speaker, the hon. Member for Hendon (Dr Offord), that…

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