“Since John Smith's death and the Blair/Brown takeover in 1994, party members have watched the way in which an elite leadership group has formed in the Labour party, cutting itself off from the party's traditions, values and norms of behaviour.”

British Labour Party politician

John McDonnell is a British Labour Party politician. Born in 1951, he has served as the Member of Parliament for Hayes and Harlington since 1997 and was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2015 to 2020. He is known for his long parliamentary career and for his role in Labour’s leadership on economic policy during those years. His public statements often reflect politics, government, and the direction of the economy.