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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…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Westminster hall Debate – State Pension Changes: Women

Women Sometimes we do not have a collective memory in Parliament. I will briefly go through some of the history of the last 10 years in which I and others have been dealing with this issue, because we need to learn its lessons. In debates held here in 2015 we…

Jeremy Hunt’s cynical budget is the last, desperate gasp of a dying government John McDonnell Guardian Opinion 6th March 2024

Budgets are never just about the economy. They are major political interventions and the last budget before a general election has to be a showstopper to have any effect on the political weather, especially if your party is lying consistently 20 points behind in the polls. This one confirmed that…

John McDonnell’s contribution to the Eating Disorders Awareness Week debate in Westminster Hall.

I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) not just on securing this debate, but on her dogged pursuit of this issue over the years. The Minister should be aware that the all-party parliamentary group on eating disorders is one of the most active and effective in Parliament, as…

John McDonnell’s Westminster Hall Debate on human rights in Balochistan, Pakistan

I beg to move, That this House has considered human rights in Balochistan, Pakistan. This debate is about the human rights abuses in Balochistan. We have had a discussion already, before the debate started, about the pronunciation, and I am sure that those constituents attending the debate will advise us.…

John McDonnell’s contribution to debate on Kurdistan region of Iraq

We are here as friends of Kurdistan, but candid friends of Kurdistan. Over the years, I have worked with the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees—Dashty Jamal, in particular, as we are naming people. In my area, the Kurdish community stems from the 1980s, and particularly a group of Kurdish students…

Seasons Best wishes and Newsletter

Dear Friend I send you all and your family my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. I wish you a peaceful and happy Christmas. Let’s all hope that peace can be achieved for all the families but especially in Ukraine and Gaza and the West Bank, where so…

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