Senior Labour MP John McDonnell says he helps a basic strike and criticised Sir Keir Starmer for sacking a junior minister after he stood on the picket line throughout yesterday’s rail strike.
Mr McDonnell, who was Jeremy Corbyn’s right-hand man, instructed Sky News the Labour Party needs to be supporting the strikes as rail staff name for a pay rise in keeping with inflation.
He stated Labour chief Sir Keir has “misread the public mood” by failing to have particular targets on what staff needs to be paid and questioned who’s advising him.
Mr McDonnell instructed Sky News’ Kay Burley: “I support coordinated action because if that results in decent pay rises for people that protect against the cost of living crisis, I think that’s the most effective thing to do.”
He stated he supported Sam Tarry, who’s Labour deputy chief Angela Rayner’s companion, after he was sacked from his junior transport minister place on Wednesday after he appeared on the picket line at Euston Station and stated staff needs to be getting a pay rise in keeping with inflation, which is about to rise to above 11%.
The Labour stalwart additionally stated the celebration needs to be supporting the strikes and there needs to be a basic strike if no progress is made.
The final time a basic strike came about was in 1926 and was the one one to be ever held within the UK.
Source: information.sky.com”