When I had the heart attack I had one stent inserted, which was great. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
The arrogant view that young people don't count because they don't vote has thankfully been smashed for ever. — John McDonnell Arrogant Copy Share Image
Democratic government requires the consent of the governed. — John McDonnell Consent Copy Share Image
The U.K. needs to diversify - to become the technological as well as the financial centre of Europe. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Ministers may not be responsible for administrative errors, but they are responsible for major policy blunders. — John McDonnell Blunders Copy Share Image
The concept of loyalty to the leader is set firmly in the ethos of the Labour party. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
The Tories have made a complete mess of Brexit negotiations. — John McDonnell Brexit Copy Share Image
To be effective in tackling poverty wages, a living wage has to be mandatory and basic trade union rights should be restored… — John McDonnell Life Copy Share Image
When I left school I went onto the shop floor, working 12-hour shifts in a TV factory. My workmates were sharp, skilled… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
From nuclear waste to Northern Rock and Metronet, risk is never transferred to the private sector - the state will always be… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
You've got to demonstrate you're capable of developing policies but, more importantly, you're capable of implementing them. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
It may sound corny in a cynical age but literally generations of our people have given much of their lives to establishing… — John McDonnell Age Copy Share Image
We believe that leaders should be following the masses. We only ran in leadership campaigns to get our ideas across, to use… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
The plundering for profit of the world's natural resources has threatened the very sustainability of the planet. — John McDonnell Climate Copy Share Image
When governments fail us, what else can people do except take to direct action? When corporate power can so dominate government policy-making… — John McDonnell Action Copy Share Image
The New Labour political elite has long conspired to secure a so-called 'smooth transition' for Blair's successor. This would amount to little… — John McDonnell Elite Copy Share Image
I sneaked into an Everton match once. I'm a Liverpool supporter, but Liverpool were away, Liverpool reserves weren't playing, there wasn't even… — John McDonnell Football Copy Share Image
Heathrow is in my constituency and I have been at both the Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 planning inquiries. At these inquiries… — John McDonnell Air pollution Copy Share Image
When you're in the depths of a recession, that isn't the time when people want to challenge the system, they're too busy… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Leaders play an important role, but it is the Labour party's supporters and potential supporters who should take the lead in discussing… — John McDonnell Being Copy Share Image
The decision over Heathrow expansion exemplifies the style of policy-making that starts with capitulation to a powerful self-interested lobby, blatantly fixes a… — John McDonnell Decision Copy Share Image
Politicians have patronised and talked down to us all when it comes to our economy, but ordinary working people have to manage… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Our supporters just want a Labour government. They want a Labour government that does what Labour governments are expected to do. They… — John McDonnell Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Meeting the challenges of the future requires a state that can think and act strategically. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Going to university is, and should be, so much more than a mechanical process of grinding out a degree qualification for a… — John McDonnell Career path Copy Share Image
The spread of information technology and the long-term decline in the cost of computing power have created opportunities that simply did not… — John McDonnell Computers Copy Share Image
There are some lines in the sand you just do not cross. Undermining basic civil liberties by locking people up for long… — John McDonnell Civil liberties Copy Share Image
We have to face up to the fact that without the armed uprising in 1916 Britain would not have withdrawn from southern Ireland. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
When I was a GLC councillor, we won and held London as Labour was imploding nationally - running popular campaigns against the… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
When you talk to people about their practical life, for example when they're at work, like the rail industry, the RMT members… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
I have a political philosophy by which I judge political events. It's called socialism, which at its core is about achieving equality,… — John McDonnell Democracy Copy Share Image
The worry in Labour circles is that, when pressed, Gordon Brown instinctively moved to cut the benefits of the poor rather than… — John McDonnell Circles Copy Share Image
If we need more demand in the economy then protect people in work and raise the incomes of those on low incomes… — John McDonnell Children Copy Share Image
If the government is injecting public money, it should also take the right to oversee board appointments, executive pay, and future business… — John McDonnell Business Copy Share Image
It was inevitable and understandable that the election of Jeremy Corbyn would be a massive culture shock for some sections of the… — John McDonnell Culture Copy Share Image
We need an NHS with fewer managers, fewer contractors and more power (rather than choice) to patients - with the input of… — John McDonnell Choice Copy Share Image
To me, education is not a commodity. It is a public good, essential to any society with a claim to being civilised. — John McDonnell Being Copy Share Image
Governments usually end not with a bang but with a whimper, as the Conservatives learned in the 1990s. Support and authority erodes… — John McDonnell Authority Copy Share Image
