John McDonnell, Labour’s hard man
The Tories are wrong to dismiss John McDonnell as a Poundland Lenin. He is much more dangerous
BRITAIN’S TWO big parties are in a race to see which can fall apart fastest. The Labour Party is leading in numbers: eight MPs quit this week and Tom Watson, the deputy leader, hinted that many more may go if the leadership doesn’t mend its ways. The Conservatives have managed just three defections, but even small numbers matter to a minority government trying to steer through the most controversial legislation in a generation.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Labour’s hard man”
Britain February 23rd 2019
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