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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| Date of Upd. | |
| 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...
Whistleblowing banker who went to prison speaks out
... 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...
Labour criticised over Rishi Sunak Twitter ad
... " 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...
Ricky Reel: Met Police to re-examine student's death
... 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...
Labour left vow fight-back after Starmer speech
... " 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...
Starmer accused of acting like monarch in vote row
... John Mcdonnell is backing a proposed change to Labour s position on the UK s voting system...
Jeremy Corbyn: Tory economic plan is irresponsible
... " [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...
Starmer accused of acting like monarch in vote row
Labour's former shadow chancellor has suggested leader Sir Keir Starmer was acting like a monarch in a rift over The Party 's policy on electoral reform.
John Mcdonnell is backing a proposed change to Labour's position on the UK's voting system.
At Labour's conference, He Said policy decisions were taken democratically and " no-one is above that".
But Sir Keir has said electoral reform was not a priority under his leadership.
The Labour leader is facing increasing pressure to drop The Party 's historical support for the first-past-the-post voting system used for general elections in the UK.
MPs from all wings of The Party have been urging him to instead embrace some level of proportional representation.
Proportional representation, or PR, is the idea that the seats in Parliament should reflect The Number of votes cast.
Democracies around The World use various polling methods that ensure that voters feel their vote counts - in some cases it is simply that they indicate a second-choice candidate that they can show their backing for once their preferred choice is out of the running. This is not strictly proportional representation but is often put forward by supporters of PR as a fairer method of representing voters' wishes.
The Labour for a New Democracy campaign wants The Leadership to back the introduction of PR its next election manifesto.
Labour members are set to debate support for this at Labour's conference in Liverpool, where The Proposal will be voted on This Week .
But Labour sources have suggested that PR will not be put in the manifesto, even if members vote for it at conference.
This Week , Sir Keir suggested he would not put a pledge for electoral reform in Labour's manifesto.
Appearing at a pro-PR rally organised by Labour for a New Democracy , Mr McDonnell said he had seen Sir Keir's comments.
" I think we just have to remind, as gently as we can, that all our decisions are taken democratically, " Mr McDonnell said.
" I think Keir's been mixing with the royalty too much for The Last few days. He's not a feudal monarchy.
" He's an elected leader of The Party , accountable to The Party and accountable to all of us.
" We have a democratic structure by which we determine those decisions. I hope that we'll be able to reflect that in a constructive dialogue. "
He Said he was confident PR would be in The Party 's manifesto by The Next annual conference.
Mr McDonnell was one of the architects of Labour's 2017 and 2019 election manifestos under the previous leader, left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn .
The former shadow chancellor told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme that the 2019 election, which resulted in an 80-seat majority for the Conservative Party , showed that the current first-past-the-post system was " unfair".
" I still think Labour will get an overall majority in The Next election, but we've got to say to people we need a fair voting system because we need a government that actually does represent The People , " he added.
The Bbc has asked Labour for comment on Mr McDonnell's remarks.
Other Labour MPs appeared at The Event to show their support for the motion to include PR in The Next manifesto.
Among them was Stephen Kinnock , Who Said PR had " such a force of logic and clear rationality in terms of why it is The Right thing to do".
" There is a basic democratic argument which is that every vote should count equally, " Mr Kinnock said.
The MP for Nottingham East, Nadia Whittome , said The Campaign for PR " has united all tendencies of the Labour Party , different parts of The Left , The Right and the centre".
" This isn't about where we come from in The Party , it's about building a more democratic society, " She Said .
At Last Year 's conference, about 80% of constituency party delegates voted in favour of embracing PR.
The Proposal was defeated after unions opposed The Move .
Since then, three of the biggest five unions linked to Labour have changed their stance, putting pressure on The Party 's leadership to follow suit.
Source of news: bbc.com
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