Latest editorial
Corbyn ‘supported by a huge majority’
McDonnell dismisses claims Labour has turned against leader
SHADOW chancellor John McDonnell dismissed claims yesterday that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s position had been undermined by the vote to bomb Syria.
He said that Mr Corbyn retains the support of the “overwhelming majority” of the Labour Party over his opposition to the air strikes.
Mr McDonnell also insisted that shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will be able to continue holding the government to account over the military campaign from the Labour front bench, despite siding with the Tories in Wednesday’s crunch Commons vote.
More from this author
Anti-racist and faith groups lead vigil for terrorist attack victims
Similar stories
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Palestine Solidarity Campaign director Ben Jamal denies breaching anti-protest laws
With Ukraine firing British-made missiles into Russian territory, the risk of being dragged into world war III is greater than ever – so why is there scarcely a murmur from our political class, asks ANDREW MURRAY