Pleased to join Unison General Secretary Andrea Egan & Andy McDonald MP at rally to urge the government to halt its plans to undermine our work visa system which would put so many of our caring services at risk as we lose workers who play such a vital role in our society.
John McDonnell
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Labour MP for Hayes & Harlington and Former Shadow Chancellor.
- John McDonnell repostedPalantir's co-founder claimed "the NHS makes people sick". Yet this US tech giant now runs the NHS data platform. There are serious concerns about its access to patient data and human rights record. The Government should use the break clause to kick Palantir out of our NHS.
00:00 - Today legislation bringing our railways back into public ownership passes in Commons. Privatisation has been a disaster - fares have soared, tax payers have subsidised the profits of European companies running our trains, jobs have been cut & outsourced, safety cut & lives lost.
- John McDonnell repostedThe General Secretary of @unisontheunion @AndreaEganGS - the biggest union in the UK, comes out against Heathrow expansion labourlist.org/2026/06/econom… #NoThirdRunway
- This is excellent news. Jess Barnard has given party members a strong & independent voice on the NEC. If we are to recover the support our party has lost in recent years we need NEC members like Jess who are honest & principled in speaking up to represent the views of our membersFollowing an investigation, my suspension has been lifted. I have been fully reinstated with immediate effect I’ve spent my life fighting for a party that represents its members and serves working‑class people Im standing for re-election to Labours NEC Let’s get our party back
- I have signed this letter in the hope that the government will at last act and bring forward a complete ban on trade with the illegal Israeli settlements as a start to a comprehensive sanctions programme.Together with almost 140 fellow Labour MPs, I have written to the Foreign Secretary to call for a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Our group includes every Labour select committee chair. It’s time to be clear that settlements have no viable economic future (1/2)
- Wonderful honour to be asked to speak at the Robert Tressell Festival in Dublin this weekend. Exciting mix of political discussion and music. Packed hall. Thank you to the organising committee. @TressellFest
- How many more children do the IDF have to kill before the UK government introduces a comprehensive sanctions programme?
- Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the racist murder of Gurdip Singh Chaggar that provoked the mobilisation of an anti racist movement in West London that survives to this day.
- Congratulations to Peter and Khadija. Superb piece of investigative journalism. @PeterKGeogheganWell done to @PeterKGeoghegan and Khadija Sharife for winning the @PrivateEyeNews Paul Foot Award — and revealing a conspiracy which for some time succeeded in suppressing scrutiny and defaming not just Sunday Times reporters, but those without the same resources to defend
- John McDonnell repostedLabour cannot defeat Reform by chasing Reform. We have to return to the values we were founded on: standing up for working people, tackling inequality and injustice, investing in public services, and improving living standards. If we get this wrong, the danger of Farage and his
- Make workplaces safe from sexual harassment: a petition signed by survivors demanding the law change - Action Network






















