John McDonnell MP
@johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
Elected Labour Member of Parliament for Hayes & Harlington, former Shadow Chancellor.
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“If @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social or the commissioners won't negotiate, I expect government ministers to bring them around the table.” - @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social.
🔁Share this video & show this council you cannot ban solidarity.
Standing with striking workers is not a crime.
#StrikeMap
🔁Share this video & show this council you cannot ban solidarity.
Standing with striking workers is not a crime.
#StrikeMap
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
“If @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social or the commissioners won't negotiate, I expect government ministers to bring them around the table.” - @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social.
🔁Share this video & show this council you cannot ban solidarity.
Standing with striking workers is not a crime.
#StrikeMap
🔁Share this video & show this council you cannot ban solidarity.
Standing with striking workers is not a crime.
#StrikeMap
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We stand with the #Birmingham Bin Strikers.
You cannot ban solidarity.
Standing with workers is not a crime.
Shame on @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social.
#StrikeMap #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike.
You cannot ban solidarity.
Standing with workers is not a crime.
Shame on @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social.
#StrikeMap #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike.
February 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
We stand with the #Birmingham Bin Strikers.
You cannot ban solidarity.
Standing with workers is not a crime.
Shame on @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social.
#StrikeMap #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike.
You cannot ban solidarity.
Standing with workers is not a crime.
Shame on @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social.
#StrikeMap #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike.
I asked the Defence minister today to examine whether the £4 million donation to Labour in 2024 by Quadrature. a hedge fund with sizeable investments in Palentir, a client of Mandelson’s company, had any influence on the award of contracts to Palentir, some without competition.
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I asked the Defence minister today to examine whether the £4 million donation to Labour in 2024 by Quadrature. a hedge fund with sizeable investments in Palentir, a client of Mandelson’s company, had any influence on the award of contracts to Palentir, some without competition.
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Labour's @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social written to General Sec Hollie Ridley for 3rd time calling for independent inquiry into Labour Together
"Keir Starmer yesterday promised a change of culture in the party. This will be an early test of that promise”
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/pr-firm-pr...
"Keir Starmer yesterday promised a change of culture in the party. This will be an early test of that promise”
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/pr-firm-pr...
PR firm probed over Labour Together investigating journalists
Investigation into APCO Worldwide deepens questions for Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons
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February 10, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Labour's @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social written to General Sec Hollie Ridley for 3rd time calling for independent inquiry into Labour Together
"Keir Starmer yesterday promised a change of culture in the party. This will be an early test of that promise”
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/pr-firm-pr...
"Keir Starmer yesterday promised a change of culture in the party. This will be an early test of that promise”
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/pr-firm-pr...
Morgan McSweeney’s resignation is the right measure but let’s remember the old adage: Advisers advise but ministers decide. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Longtime aide who masterminded landslide 2024 election win departs Downing Street after Mandelson revelations
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Morgan McSweeney’s resignation is the right measure but let’s remember the old adage: Advisers advise but ministers decide. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I have written twice now to Labour’s General Secretary to investigate this story because if true it is immensely damaging to our party.
Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons commissioned PR firm to investigate journalists and their sources
Why? Because they were digging into the dark money behind Labour Together, and Keir Starmer's rise
Me on D4S, on why our revelations matter so much: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labour-tog...
Why? Because they were digging into the dark money behind Labour Together, and Keir Starmer's rise
Me on D4S, on why our revelations matter so much: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labour-tog...
‘Labour Together broke the law’
The think tank that propelled Starmer to power hired private investigators to shut down scrutiny of its dark money - I speak to one of its targets, journalist Paul Holden
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
I have written twice now to Labour’s General Secretary to investigate this story because if true it is immensely damaging to our party.
Along with many MPs, I want to see @TfL insource its cleaners and support the @RMTUnion campaign. I’m concerned about the charge of corporate capture at TfL so Andy Lord needs to ensure that his ‘comprehensive pilot’ of insourcing actually delivers insourcing for all its cleaners youtu.be/WBIbAn-YDE
TfL Commissioner Andy Lord at TfL Board meeting 040226
YouTube video by RMTtelevision
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February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Along with many MPs, I want to see @TfL insource its cleaners and support the @RMTUnion campaign. I’m concerned about the charge of corporate capture at TfL so Andy Lord needs to ensure that his ‘comprehensive pilot’ of insourcing actually delivers insourcing for all its cleaners youtu.be/WBIbAn-YDE
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Fantastic to meet @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
in Parliament last week. A great opportunity for EC member @lizmartinpcu.bsky.social on behalf of PCU, to introduce our union, discuss our campaigns & the challenges that our members are facing.
#psycotherapy #counselling #joinaunion @gftu.org.uk
in Parliament last week. A great opportunity for EC member @lizmartinpcu.bsky.social on behalf of PCU, to introduce our union, discuss our campaigns & the challenges that our members are facing.
#psycotherapy #counselling #joinaunion @gftu.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Fantastic to meet @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
in Parliament last week. A great opportunity for EC member @lizmartinpcu.bsky.social on behalf of PCU, to introduce our union, discuss our campaigns & the challenges that our members are facing.
#psycotherapy #counselling #joinaunion @gftu.org.uk
in Parliament last week. A great opportunity for EC member @lizmartinpcu.bsky.social on behalf of PCU, to introduce our union, discuss our campaigns & the challenges that our members are facing.
#psycotherapy #counselling #joinaunion @gftu.org.uk
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SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️|
@johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.
Join John, RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP
BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🧱🪧
#LabourEndTheBinStrike #StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
@johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.
Join John, RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP
BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🧱🪧
#LabourEndTheBinStrike #StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
January 21, 2026 at 3:14 PM
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️|
@johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.
Join John, RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP
BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🧱🪧
#LabourEndTheBinStrike #StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
@johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.
Join John, RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP
BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🧱🪧
#LabourEndTheBinStrike #StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
Pleased to meet representatives of Royal College of Midwives to discuss the need to train & recruit more midwives. I will be working with them to examine the issues in my constituency & how they can be addressed @MidwivesRCM
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Pleased to meet representatives of Royal College of Midwives to discuss the need to train & recruit more midwives. I will be working with them to examine the issues in my constituency & how they can be addressed @MidwivesRCM
So proud to support @ucu campaign rally for FE colleges. Attending a night school FE class at Burnley FE college,when I was on the shop floor, transformed my life. It’s shocking how FE lecturers’ pay has fallen back over last 15 years. Investment in staff is desperately needed.
FE transforms lives. From FE student at Burnley College to Shadow Chancellor.
John McDonnell MP: “We will be with you at every rally, every dispute and every picket.”
Thank you for your ongoing solidarity.
John McDonnell MP: “We will be with you at every rally, every dispute and every picket.”
Thank you for your ongoing solidarity.
January 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
So proud to support @ucu campaign rally for FE colleges. Attending a night school FE class at Burnley FE college,when I was on the shop floor, transformed my life. It’s shocking how FE lecturers’ pay has fallen back over last 15 years. Investment in staff is desperately needed.
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Thanks for your Solidarity & your example @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
We need a New Deal for FE!
@ucu.org.uk
We need a New Deal for FE!
@ucu.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Thanks for your Solidarity & your example @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
We need a New Deal for FE!
@ucu.org.uk
We need a New Deal for FE!
@ucu.org.uk
I stand with Ian Byrne on this. The government must fulfil its promise to introduce the full Hillsborough law. No half measures.
January 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I stand with Ian Byrne on this. The government must fulfil its promise to introduce the full Hillsborough law. No half measures.
Despite all Trump’s smears Sadiq Khan has behaved with dignity, just getting on with the job of reducing serious crime & his focus on this has paid off with such a significant reduction in homicide rates. Each death is a terrible tragedy. That’s why this work is so important.
NEW: Many people have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a very different story.
Last year saw:
The lowest homicide rate since records began
The fewest homicides of those aged under 25 this century
Last year saw:
The lowest homicide rate since records began
The fewest homicides of those aged under 25 this century
January 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Despite all Trump’s smears Sadiq Khan has behaved with dignity, just getting on with the job of reducing serious crime & his focus on this has paid off with such a significant reduction in homicide rates. Each death is a terrible tragedy. That’s why this work is so important.
When Keir Starmer appointed Mandelson I said publicly it was a serious error of judgement. I’ve always been a supporter of the BBC in its role as a public broadcaster but the decision to invite Mandelson onto the Kuensberg programme calls into question once more its own judgment.
January 11, 2026 at 11:33 AM
When Keir Starmer appointed Mandelson I said publicly it was a serious error of judgement. I’ve always been a supporter of the BBC in its role as a public broadcaster but the decision to invite Mandelson onto the Kuensberg programme calls into question once more its own judgment.
Over 50 MPs & MSPs have signed a letter to David Lammy, Secretary of State for Justice, urging him to engage with the legal representatives of the pro Palestinian activists on hunger strike. Given the seriousness of their condition the letter says it would be an act of humanity.
January 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Over 50 MPs & MSPs have signed a letter to David Lammy, Secretary of State for Justice, urging him to engage with the legal representatives of the pro Palestinian activists on hunger strike. Given the seriousness of their condition the letter says it would be an act of humanity.
Today was the 24th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo, infamous for its brutal torture of its inmates. For years we have campaigned with some success for the release of innocent detainees & yet 15 remain. Today in London we joined the worldwide protest demanding its closure
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Today was the 24th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo, infamous for its brutal torture of its inmates. For years we have campaigned with some success for the release of innocent detainees & yet 15 remain. Today in London we joined the worldwide protest demanding its closure
I’ve tabled in Parliament a further Early Day Motion calling on David Lammy, as the Secretary of State for Justice, to engage with the legal
representatives of the pro Palestinian activists on hunger strike & whose health has seriously deteriorated. Urge your MP to sign EDM 2573
representatives of the pro Palestinian activists on hunger strike & whose health has seriously deteriorated. Urge your MP to sign EDM 2573
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I’ve tabled in Parliament a further Early Day Motion calling on David Lammy, as the Secretary of State for Justice, to engage with the legal
representatives of the pro Palestinian activists on hunger strike & whose health has seriously deteriorated. Urge your MP to sign EDM 2573
representatives of the pro Palestinian activists on hunger strike & whose health has seriously deteriorated. Urge your MP to sign EDM 2573
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John McDonnell slams Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper for refusing to call our Trump's breach of international law
"I found it shameful that the Prime Minister and ministers today in the news rounds have refused to condemn this action"
Yvette Cooper waffles like a coward
"I found it shameful that the Prime Minister and ministers today in the news rounds have refused to condemn this action"
Yvette Cooper waffles like a coward
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
John McDonnell slams Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper for refusing to call our Trump's breach of international law
"I found it shameful that the Prime Minister and ministers today in the news rounds have refused to condemn this action"
Yvette Cooper waffles like a coward
"I found it shameful that the Prime Minister and ministers today in the news rounds have refused to condemn this action"
Yvette Cooper waffles like a coward
Statement from Solidarity with Iranian Workers Committee, campaigning to support Iranian trade unions & progressive struggles in Iran. We founded this committee years ago to raise the awareness in the UK trade unions of the struggles of the Iranian working class.
drive.google.com/file/d/12wpR...
drive.google.com/file/d/12wpR...
SWIW Statement on current situation in Iran2026.pdf
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January 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Statement from Solidarity with Iranian Workers Committee, campaigning to support Iranian trade unions & progressive struggles in Iran. We founded this committee years ago to raise the awareness in the UK trade unions of the struggles of the Iranian working class.
drive.google.com/file/d/12wpR...
drive.google.com/file/d/12wpR...
Happy New Year. My resolutions for 2026. I’ll work hard in our community to tackle the housing crisis, poverty & lack of investment in our public services. I’ll campaign for peace & justice for Palestinians & Ukrainians.I send my solidarity to the hunger strikers & their families
January 1, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Happy New Year. My resolutions for 2026. I’ll work hard in our community to tackle the housing crisis, poverty & lack of investment in our public services. I’ll campaign for peace & justice for Palestinians & Ukrainians.I send my solidarity to the hunger strikers & their families
As always an excellently informative article by Naomi Klein.
Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
As always an excellently informative article by Naomi Klein.
In this interview I explain why I have supported the campaign to secure the freedom of Alaa Abd el Fattah from an Egyptian prison & his return to his family in Britain based upon the important role he has played in promoting human rights & civil liberties.
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah apologises over ‘vile’ tweets
www.channel4.com/news/british...
www.channel4.com/news/british...
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah apologises over ‘vile’ tweets
Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the recently released British-Egyptian activist, has apologised after anti-semitic social media posts which he made a decade ago.
www.channel4.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In this interview I explain why I have supported the campaign to secure the freedom of Alaa Abd el Fattah from an Egyptian prison & his return to his family in Britain based upon the important role he has played in promoting human rights & civil liberties.
Wonderful news.The courageous campaign waged by Alaa’s mother & his family has succeeded in achieving his return to his family. Thanks also to ministers & policy advisers working behind the scenes to secure the freedom of this brave human rights campaigner
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after travel ban lifted
Family say campaigner, who has a son in Brighton, will be able to travel freely between UK and Cairo months after his release from Egyptian jail
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Wonderful news.The courageous campaign waged by Alaa’s mother & his family has succeeded in achieving his return to his family. Thanks also to ministers & policy advisers working behind the scenes to secure the freedom of this brave human rights campaigner
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Thank you to @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social who spoke powerfully about the impact of the proposed reforms on children and young people in particular.
McDonnell also rightfully noted the unacceptable use of language by some in power: "Some of the language used by Ministers has been a disgrace."
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McDonnell also rightfully noted the unacceptable use of language by some in power: "Some of the language used by Ministers has been a disgrace."
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December 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Thank you to @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social who spoke powerfully about the impact of the proposed reforms on children and young people in particular.
McDonnell also rightfully noted the unacceptable use of language by some in power: "Some of the language used by Ministers has been a disgrace."
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McDonnell also rightfully noted the unacceptable use of language by some in power: "Some of the language used by Ministers has been a disgrace."
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