Shadow chancellor defends quoting from cramped Red Book as it highlighted George Osborne’s move to sell state assetts to ChinaJohn McDonnell has said that Conservative and Labour MPs are guilty of an “element of hypocrisy (Pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have.)” for criticising him after he quoted from Mao Zedong’s cramped Red Book during his response to the spending review.
The shadow chancellor,who said he was prepared to apologise to victims of Mao’s Cultural Revolution whether they were offended, defended his action on the grounds that he had highlighted the government’s decision to sell state assets to China.
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Source: theguardian.com