McDonnell ‘Encouraged’ By Starmer’s Socialist Policies So Far
John McDonnell spoke first at tonight’s gathering of expelled MPs and some of the socialist ones who still have the whip. He said he was actually impressed by the extent of Starmer’s socialism:
“I was elated, absolutely elated when Labour was elected, and you know in those first weeks I’ve been encouraged. If you look at the stuff and Keir mentioned some of it today: rail renationalisation, the bus regulation, the restoration of trade union rights – all drawn actually from manifestos in 2017 and 2019. But we mustn’t say that.”
Naturally the ex-Shadow Chancellor finished off by saying that keeping the two-child benefit cap and means-testing the Winter Fuel Allowance would be Starmer’s downfall. He stopped short of predicting an election loss next time round but pointed out that this level of discontent never usually appears until mid-term…
