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"There is still time for the Labour cabinet to act like a cabinet, and for its members to stand up to the Treasury to halt the cuts in benefits to the sick and disabled, and to insist on a more flexible interpretation of the fiscal rules and a limited set of tax measures."
John McDonnell
Benefits cuts now? What’s the point of a Labour MP who votes for something so cruel, tin-eared and short-sighted? | John McDonnell | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/15/benefit-cuts-labour-mps-disabled-sick
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@markhburton Alternatively Big John might just get around to relinquishing the whip in the fullness of time, if they ever gave it back to him?
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@rooftopjaxx There's certainly no future in those ranks for him.
@markhburton Nah, but he's probably more concerned about representing his constituency as elected MP? That'll determine which way he jumps and when?