John McDonnell
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 73 |
| Web site | www.john-mcdonnell.net |
| Date of birth | September 8,1951 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Dublin |
| Ireland | |
| Office | Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Cynthia Pinto |
| Marilyn Cooper | |
| Books | Bank of England (Appointment of Governor) Bill |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | Birkbeck, University of London |
| St Joseph's College | |
| Burnley Technical College | |
| Brunel University London | |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
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| ID | 399005 |
John McDonnell Life story
John McDonnell is a film producer based in Dublin, Ireland. Together with Brendan McCarthy, McDonnell runs the Oscar-winning production company Fantastic Films McDonnell is one of Ireland most experienced producers.
Physical Characteristics
John mcdonnell is a british politician who currently serves as the shadow chancellor of the exchequer.He is 5 feet 10 inches tall and wegish around 160 pounds.He has brown eyes and a slim body type.Personal Information
John mcdonnell was bonr on 8 september 1951 in liverpool.England.He is of irish descent and holds british nationality.His zodiac sign is virgo.He is married to cynhtia pinto and has two children.Siobhan and joseph.He also has two siblnigs.Mary and patrick.Education and Career
John mcdonnell attended st.Mary s college in crosby and later studied at the university of liverpool.Where he earned a degree in economics.He then went on to work as a research officer for the national union of public employees.In 1981.He was elected to the greater olndon council and served as its ledaer from 1984 to 1986.He was also a member of parliament for hayes and harlington from 1997 to 2015.In 2015.He was appointed shadow chancellor of the exchequer by labour leader jeremy corbyn.Most Important Event
John mcdonnell s most important event was his appointment as shadow cahncellor of the exchequer in 2015.He was the first person to hold the position since the labour party s deefat in the 2010 general election.Since then.He has been a vocal advocate for progressive economic policies.Including the introduction of a unviersal basic income and the nationalisation of key industries.Life Story
John mcdonnell was born in liverpool and grew up in a working-class family.He was inspired by his father.Who was a trade unionist.To pursue a career in politics.After graduating from university.He worked as a research officer for the national union of public employees.He then went on to become a mmeber of parliament for hyaes and harlington in 1997.In 2015.He was appointed shadow chancellor of the exchequer by labour leader jeremy corbyn.Since then.He has been a vocal avdocate for progressive economic policies.Israel-Gaza: Protests against MPs cross a line, says Rachel Reeves
... " Former shadow chancellor John Mcdonnell said he had not seen examples of antisemitism on pro-Palestinian marches he has attended, but said he would challenge it if he did...
Keir Starmer's allies purging Labour left, says John McDonnell
...By Nicholas WattBBC Newsnight political editorSupporters of Sir Keir Starmer are " drunk with power" and conducting a purge of the Labour left, former shadow chancellor John Mcdonnell has said...
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... Senior MPs including former Brexit secretary David Davis and former shadow chancellor John Mcdonnell have come to share that view after reading a book I have written exposing the scandal...
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... " Labour s former shadow chancellor John Mcdonnell urged the party to withdraw the tweet, saying: " This is not the sort of politics a Labour Party, confident of its own values and preparing to govern, should be engaged in...
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... The MP for Hayes and Harlington, John Mcdonnell, said: " This will be a test for the Met on whether there is evidence of real change in its attitude and behaviour towards the Asian community and wider society...
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... " In his speech, John Mcdonnell chose to focus on the past, namely the policies he put forward when he was Labour s former shadow chancellor...
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... " [Then-shadow chancellor] John Mcdonnell at the same time had said we would not borrow to cover day-to-day spending, we would only borrow for investment...
Keir Starmer's allies purging Labour left, says John McDonnell
By Nicholas WattBBC Newsnight political editor
Supporters of Sir Keir Starmer are " drunk with power" and conducting a purge of the Labour left, former shadow chancellor John Mcdonnell has said.
In a BBC Newsnight interview, The Veteran left-winger warned that a " right-wing faction" was weakening The Party .
He was speaking after figures on The Left complained that they are being blocked from positions in The Party .
He has raised his concerns with the Labour leader in writing, warning: " If you stumble, these are The People that will come For You . "
The former shadow chancellor said: " What [Keir Starmer 's] allowed to happen is a right-wing faction [has] become drunk with power and use devices within The Party almost on a search and destroy of The Left .
" They seem to be more interested in destroying The Presence of The Left in The Party than getting a Labour government. "
His intervention comes after aspiring MPs said they are being excluded from an approved list of parliamentary candidates drawn up by The Party 's National Executive Committee, Labour's governing body.
Sitting MPs facing selection battles in new seats created by the Boundary Review also say they are losing out to Starmer loyalists. Others on The Left have been successful.
And Neal Lawson , director of campaign group Compass and a stalwart of the soft left, recently said he is facing an official investigation over some old tweets calling for cross-party co-operation.
The Party says it is looking into his support for other Political Parties , which is a breach of Labour rules.
In a statement, a spokesperson told The Bbc said it had " high standards" for prospective election candidates, and This Was " absolutely right".
" This is a changed Labour Party back in The Service of Working People so we can build a better Britain, " they added.
In his Newsnight interview, Mr McDonnell said: " I've written to Keir a few times saying: Look, this factionalism is causing us real problems for The Future …There is a sort of a right-wing faction that have got into fairly senior positions and they seem be waging some form of purge against The Left .
" And what I said to Keir, is we've always been a broad church. This doesn't help The Party , and we're always successful when we're a broad church.
" Previous leaders and Prime Ministers of the Labour Party have always had in their cabinet a broad church approach - left, right and centre. They've tolerated different views within The Party .
" In fact, many of them have welcomed it because you get better discussion, better debates and you get a better decision policy making as well.
" And I said: there's a faction here that actually are so intolerant of dissent that they're removing people, it will weaken our party. And I also said to him, if you stumble, these are The People that will come For You . "
'Too many examples'Mr McDonnell, a close ally of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn , has also raised concerns with Sir Keir over former shadow home secretary Diane Abbott 's.
The Labour whip was withdrawn from The Veteran left-winger in April, pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism to The Observer .
In The Letter , She Said " many types of White People with points of difference" can experience prejudice, but they were not subject to racism " all their lives". She later withdrew her remarks and apologised " for any anguish caused".
Mr McDonnell said her comments had been " wrong" but added that he had given Sir Keir " several examples of MPs where they've made similar mistakes, some of them worse, " and had The Party whip restored.
" Why are we discriminating against The First black woman in Parliament? Is it because she is on The Left ? And there's too many examples like that have taken place, " he added.
The former shadow chancellor said he had advised the Labour leader to ask barrister Martin Forde KC, who was commissioned by Sir Keir in 2020 to examine allegations of bullying, racism and sexism, to re-examine " factionalism" within The Party .
He added that he should also be consulted on " some of these issues about the individual cases and complaints that have been made".
" In that way, we might be able to restore confidence in the whole process within The Party [around] selections and disciplinary process. "
The former shadow chancellor also said that former PM Tony Blair , who is reviled by many on The Left , had tolerated different views when he was Prime Minister .
Mr McDonnell said: " If you look at [it] under Tony Blair , we didn't have mass expulsions like this or anything like that. We didn't have the withdrawal of The Whip unless it was something very extreme. There was an atmosphere of tolerance, but actually respect as well. "
'Capable and equipped'Josh Simons, director of the Labour Together Think Tank that is supportive of Sir Keir's leadership, denied there was a purge of the Labour left.
He told Newsnight that Sir Keir was building a party " capable and equipped to govern This Country and transform it, " including getting people " with talent, with energy, with vigour and commitment into Parliament to do that".
He also added that the Labour leader was implementing recommendations from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, which published a review in 2020 into how The Party handled complaints of antisemitism within The Party .
" And if there are people who have tweeted things, shared things on Facebook, engaged with posts that fall foul of those EHRC recommendations, then Those People are and should be blocked from being part of the Labour Party 's leadership in The Future , " he added.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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