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'''John Martin McDonnell''' (born 8 September 1951) is a British politician who served as [[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer]] from 2015 to 2020. He has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Hayes and Harlington (UK Parliament constituency)|Hayes and Harlington]] since [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]], representing the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] until the [[Whip (politics)|whip]] was withdrawn and his suspension on 23 July 2024 as a result of voting to scrap the [[two child benefit cap]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Labour suspends seven rebels who voted to scrap two-child benefit cap {{!}} Labour {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/23/labour-mps-vote-to-scrap-two-child-benefit-cap-in-first-rebellion-for-starmer |website=amp.theguardian.com}}</ref> On the political left, McDonnell is a member of the [[Socialist Campaign Group]].
He stood for the position of [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party leader]] following [[Tony Blair]]'s resignation in [[2007 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|2007]], but failed to reach the required number of nominations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6660565.stm |title=Brown will enter No 10 unopposed |work=[[BBC News]] |date=16 May 2007 |access-date=16 May 2007}}</ref> He was a candidate for the party leadership again in [[2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|2010]] following [[Gordon Brown]]'s resignation after Labour's [[2010 United Kingdom general election|electoral defeat]],<ref name="mirror1">{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/05/18/labour-mp-john-mcdonnell-to-stand-in-the-leadership-campaign-115875-22268136 |title=Labour MP John McDonnell to stand in the leadership campaign |work=Daily Mirror|date=16 May 2010|access-date=20 May 2010}}</ref> but withdrew in favour of [[Diane Abbott]], feeling that he would be unable to secure enough nominations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/john-mcdonnell-im-withdrawing-from-labour-leadership-race |title=I'm withdrawing from Labour leadership race |last=McDonnell |first=John |publisher=[[Labour Representation Committee (2004)|Labour Representation Committee]] |date=9 June 2010 |access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>
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In 2023, he criticised [[Keir Starmer]] for allowing members from the party's right wing to become "drunk with power". This came after members of the Labour left had been barred from running as Labour candidates at the next general election and some left wing sitting MPs such as [[Ian Byrne]] were forced to face re-selection by their local constituency parties. It also followed the October 2021 suspension of Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour whip.<ref>{{cite web |title=Keir Starmer's allies purging Labour left, says John McDonnell|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66105250|access-date=29 December 2023 |website=BBC News|date=4 July 2023 }}</ref>
In July 2024, McDonnell campaigned on and voted for the scrapping of the [[two child benefit cap]] which he opposed in 2015 when it was introduced under the Conservatives, defying the Labour whip.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Neame |first1=Katie |title=MPs to vote on amendment to King's Speech calling for two-child cap be axed |url=https://labourlist.org/2024/07/labour-kings-speech-two-child-cap-snp-amendment-vote-hoyle/?amp |website=LabourList |date=23 July 2024}}</ref> He was one of seven Labour MP's who voted in favour of a SNP motion to scrap the rule and as a result had the whip suspended for six months.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c978m6z3egno|title=Labour suspends seven rebel MPs over two-child benefit cap|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/23/labour-mps-vote-to-scrap-two-child-benefit-cap-in-first-rebellion-for-starmer|title=Labour suspends seven rebels who voted to scrap two-child benefit cap|work=The Guardian|accessdate=23 July 2024 |last1=Elgot |first1=Jessica }}</ref>
==Political views==
McDonnell belongs to the left-wing of the British Labour Party and is a member of the [[Socialist Campaign Group]], a left-wing [[parliamentary caucus]].<ref name="Hall"/>
McDonnell is considered as being on the left of the Labour Party.<ref name="Hall"/> He also opposed Britain going to war in Iraq. <ref>{{cite news |title=How Labour's contenders see the war |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/feb/21/iraq.labour|date=21 February 2007|access-date=13 September 2015 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>▼
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When asked if he was a [[Marxist]], McDonnell said “I describe myself as a [[socialism|socialist]]. I think I'm in the tradition of the [[Clement Attlee|Attlee]] government”.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iain Dale pushes John McDonnell on whether he is a Marxist |url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/iain-dale/iain-dale-pushes-john-mcdonnell-marxist/ |website=LBC |language=en}}</ref>▼
▲When asked if he was a [[Marxist]] in an [[LBC]] interview with [[Iain Dale]], McDonnell
==Personal life==
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