Political Quotes

John McDonnell

The Public Record

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October 6, 2026

He spoke up when he believed he had encountered serious wrongdoing.

— John McDonnell

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  1. It is vital that this time a truly independent and non-conflicted organisation carries out the work needed.2 sources2026theguardian.com
Oct 6, 2026

It is vital that this time a truly independent and non-conflicted organisation carries out the work needed.

theguardian.com
Oct 6, 2026

Whistleblowers were "an essential part of the financial regulatory system" and warned there would be consequences for the integrity of the system if people did not believe they would be "treated properly, protected appropriately and…

bbc.co.uk
Sep 25, 2026

This Trump-like banning of a significant media player is a demonstration that, at the heart of the Labour Party bureaucracy, Starmer’s Labour Together crew are still in charge.

thenational.scot
Jul 29, 2026

Any welfare reform must be based upon a strategy of providing positive support to people rather than punitive sanction.

thenational.scot
Jun 22, 2026

Makerfield was a tremendous victory because it stopped Reform in its tracks. The progressive Left united to defeat the divisive politics of the Right.

independent.co.uk
Jun 20, 2026

Keir [Starmer] has to recognise that it is time to move on. Let’s plan it properly; let’s not divide the party, let’s try and do it with a bit of dignity and what we describe in the party as comradeship.

independent.co.uk
Jun 15, 2026

The scale of sentences on the four young people who took direct action against the arms supplier to Israel is truly shocking. To impose years of imprisonment for protesting to save lives in Gaza is unjust, especially sentencing on…

thenational.scot
Jun 15, 2026

Classifying protest through direct action as terrorism brings Parliament and our judicial system into disrepute.

thenational.scot
Jun 13, 2026

To impose years of imprisonment for protesting to save lives in Gaza is unjust, especially sentencing on terrorist grounds they were never convicted of by a jury.

thenational.scot

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