Shadow chancellor describes Ed Miliband as a ‘well-intentioned socialist’ and praises Jeremy Corbyn as someone with the character to bring Labour togetherLabour MPs should be allowed to follow their conscience and possess a free vote on whether Britain should extend its involvement in airstrikes against Islamic State targets to Syria,the shadow chancellor has said.
In an intervention which could pave the way for a number of Labour MPs in the shadow cabinet and on the backbenches to vote with David Cameron, John McDonnell described a possible vote on bombing Syria as a “big ticket” issue where there are principled disagreements.
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Source: theguardian.com