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John McDonnell
25 quotes
“It's about time we started honouring those people involved in the armed struggle. It was the bombs and bullets and sacrifice made by the likes of Bobby Sands that brought Britain to the negotiating table. The peace we have now is due to the action of the IRA.”
John McDonnell (born 1951) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comments at a commemoration of the IRA hunger striker, cited in "MP's 'brave IRA' comments spark outrage" The Guardian (30 May 2003).
“[he would be glad to] go back to the 1980s and assassinate Thatcher.”
John McDonnell (born 1951) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said at a husting gathering at the GMB union's annual conference during the [[w:2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK) cited in "John McDonnell says he would like to 'assas…
“I was up in Liverpool a fortnight ago where Alec McFadden, one of our organisers, launched the Sack Esther McVey Day, on her birthday. There was a whole group in the audience that completely kicked off quite critical of the whole concept, because they were arguing "Why are we sacking her? Why aren’t we lynching the bastard?”
John McDonnell (born 1951) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comments at a London comedy night (9 November 2014), as cited in "Labour refuses to sack MP for lynching joke" The Times (14 November 2014)
“I would swim through vomit to vote against this bill. And listening to some of the nauseating speeches in support of it, I might have to.”
John McDonnell (born 1951) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A profile of John McDonnell - new shadow chancellor BBC News (14 September 2015)
“Inevitably in this century we will have open borders. We are seeing it in Europe already. The movement of peoples across the globe will mean that borders are almost going to become irrelevant by the end of this century so we should be preparing for that and explaining why people move.”
John McDonnell (born 1951) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Borderless world inevitable, says Labour's John McDonnell BBC News (31 January 2016)
“It's time to turn this debate around, drive out politics of despair and offer a vision for Britain in Europe.”
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Recorded in: John McDonnell criticises EU vote campaign 'negativity' BBC News (17 May 2016)
“I think people out there in the real world, our constituents, just want us to get on with the job of getting the best deal possible for them”
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Recorded in: EU referendum: Corbyn tells activists 'I did all I could' BBC News (25 June 2016)
“We have to respect the decision that was made in the referendum ... otherwise, to be frank, we undermine all confidence in our democratic process.”
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Recorded in: EU referendum result must be respected, says John McDonnell BBC News (1 July 2016)
“When Britain leaves the European Union, free movement of labour and people will then come to an end”
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Recorded in: EU referendum result must be respected, says John McDonnell BBC News (1 July 2016)
“We should not pretend the referendum result can be undone.”
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Recorded in: John McDonnell says Tories want 'bankers' Brexit' BBC News (27 October 2016)
“This means we must not try to re-fight the referendum or push for a second vote and if Article 50 needs to be triggered in Parliament Labour will not seek to block or delay it.”
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Recorded in: Government is failing UK workers over Brexit - McDonnell BBC News (15 November 2016)
“We will be cut off from our biggest trading partner. We will be cut off from the skills and contribution that EU nationals have made to our economy and society.”
John McDonnell (born 1951) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Labour has 'radical vision' for Brexit, McDonnell claims BBC News (11 March 2017)
“Our objective is tariff-free access to the market”
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Recorded in: John McDonnell not ruling out single market membership BBC News (26 July 2017)
“That has been our objective since immediately after the referendum. The structures - whether we are in or out - are a secondary matter. We are not ruling anything out but what we are saying is that we are the fifth largest economy in the world and we have a special status in both our relationship with the EU and the rest of the globe and we feel we can get a deal that achieves tariff-free access.”
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Recorded in: John McDonnell not ruling out single market membership BBC News (26 July 2017)
“We voted for the implementation of Article 50 because we respect the referendum result. But we cannot have this situation where government becomes unaccountable on the implementation of one of the most important decisions for a generation.”
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Recorded in: Brexit: Theresa May wants to intensify pace of talks BBC News (4 September 2017)
“There are enough sensible people in the House of Commons to say 'this cannot happen, we cannot damage our country in this way'.”
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Recorded in: MPs can stop no-deal Brexit, says Labour's McDonnell BBC News (15 October 2017)
“If the government says 'well a customs union for a couple of years or maybe customs union until we decide there won't be one,' well actually, that doesn't give the stability for investment for anyone”
John McDonnell (born 1951) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: McDonnell: We'll vote against temporary customs union BBC News (5 November 2018)
“My fear is that if we did have another referendum, we might get the same or similar result and the country will still be divided. Somehow we have got to try and bring the country back together again.”
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Recorded in: Labour could form minority government without election - McDonnell BBC News (21 November 2018)
“Therefore now in the national interest we have got to come together and secure a compromise. If we can't do that, well yes, we have to go back to the people.”
John McDonnell (born 1951) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brexit: Labour plan can get majority, says John McDonnell BBC News (8 February 2019)
“The values of Catholicism are the inherent values of the Labour Party and the inherent values of socialism...”
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Recorded in: The Tablet (21 February 2019)
“My view is that you'd put the deal to the people, but you'd have to also have the option of the status quo. Deep in my heart, I'm still a Remainer, but I've got to try and bring together effectively what is a British compromise.”
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Recorded in: Brexit: PM and Corbyn holding meeting over cross-party talks BBC News (14 May 2019)
“I think he's reckless and I think he's unstable and I will move heaven and Earth to stop a no-deal Brexit.”
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Recorded in: Referring to Boris Johnson. Labour government 'would not block' indyref2 BBC News (6 August 2019)
“If Jeremy got hit by the No 57 bus, or whatever it is, there's the next generation coming through. And the reality is the next leader should be a woman. It's high time to have a woman.”
John McDonnell (born 1951) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: John McDonnell interview: 'If Jeremy Corbyn is hit by a bus, the next Labour leader should be a woman'" (by Francis Elliott and Henry Zeffman), The Times (21 September 2019)
“We can't say to people 'Labour wants you to share in the running of your workplace, your community and your environment, but we don't trust you to have the final say over Brexit.'”
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Recorded in: Labour Party conference: McDonnell promises 32-hour working week BBC News (23 September 2019)
“I'd like them to vote Remain, but that's part of the debate we've got to have”
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Recorded in: John McDonnell: 'Under Labour 16-year-olds could get a vote on Brexit’ BBC News (24 September 2019)