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A parliamentary majority alone is not enough to deliver Labour's radical vision, McDonnell says
The shadow chancellor tells a packed Marx Memorial Library audience of the need for a mass movement to support the party
ONLY a mass movement with roots in every local community will have the strength to implement Labour’s economic programme, John McDonnell told a packed Marx Memorial Library (MML) audience on Tuesday night.
The shadow chancellor said that electing a Labour majority in the Commons and simply waiting for it to legislate for radical change “just won’t work” because of the conservative nature of state institutions.
The Labour leadership has been holding town meetings up and down Britain every other Saturday, he said, adding: “It’s bloody knackering!”
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