Former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie says his successor needs to account for final-minute change after angry parliamentary party meeting
The shadow chancellor,John McDonnell, needs to account for fully his U-turn on voting against the government’s constitution of fiscal responsibility, and his predecessor,Chris Leslie, has said, and arguing it sends the wrong economic message to the public.
McDonnell told the Guardian in an interview during the weekend of the Labour conference that the party would change its position under the new leadership and back the fiscal rules despite Jeremy Corbyn having been elected as leader on an anti-austerity ticket. Related: Shadow chancellor makes final-minute U-turn on fiscal responsibility vote Related: John McDonnell: the faithful Corbyn ally whose rebelliousness could cause a stir Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com