Shadow chancellor defends quoting from Little Red Book as it highlighted George Osborne’s lag to sell state assetts to ChinaJohn McDonnell has said that Conservative 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 Little Red Book during his response to the spending review.
The shadow chancellor,who said he was prepared to apologise to victims of Maos 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