News - John McDonnell MP

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 MP (@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,…

Coronavirus Support Newsletter

Dear Colleague, As you may be aware, I contacted community organisations at the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak to establish what support is being provided and where the possible gaps are in terms of practical support during the Coronavirus outbreak. My focus is on how we can support those that are…

Out of the coronavirus crisis, a new kind of Britain must be born

As the personal tragedies arising out of this crisis mount up, of course our energies must be devoted to saving lives, and comforting and caring for one another. The early equating of this crisis to wartime never really took hold for me and many others, especially younger generations. But it…

Survey of the Operation and Potential Impacts of the Government’s Coronavirus Economic Support Schemes

Introduction The Government’s economic support schemes have been announced in four tranches. First, the Government announced £12 billion in emergency support at the Budget on 11 March, in particular for public services. It then announced a business support package on Tuesday 17 March, followed by a jobs and income package…

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