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Senior Labour MP John McDonnell says he supports general strike and hits out at Sir Keir Starmer

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Senior Labour MP John McDonnell has called for a general strike. He also criticised Sir Keir Starmer for sacking a junior minister after he stood on the picket line during yesterday's rail strike. Mr McDonnell said the Labour Party should be supporting the strikes as rail workers call for a pay rise in line with inflation.

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The Independent

Senior Labour MP backs calls for general strike as Starmer faces open revolt

Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell said ‘whoever has advised Keir Starmer on this, I think he has made a severe mistake’.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Labour in meltdown: Starmer faces humiliating revolt as McDonnell backs general strike

KEIR STARMER faces an open revolt from his own MPs over his stance on strikes after the Labour leader sacked a junior minister yesterday, amid growing concerns that trade unions could launch a first general strike in the country since 1926.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Senior Labour MP backs calls for general strike as Starmer faces open revolt

Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell said ‘whoever has advised Keir Starmer on this, I think he has made a severe mistake’.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Senior Labour MP John McDonnell says he supports general strike and hits out at Sir Keir Starmer

A row over Labour's position on Wednesday's rail strikes has broken out as some in the party think MPs should be allowed on picket lines to call for pay rises to come in line with inflation despite Sir Keir Starmer forbidding both.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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