"The suspended #Labour veteran John McDonnell has called for a grassroots leadership challenge to the Labour government, warning that unless party members, unions and MPs “stand up and assert themselves to take back control of our party”, Labour risks losing not just its power: “We could lose a party”."
"The government is preparing for a June spending review, with pressure from #Labour backbenchers and trade unions to introduce a wealth tax and reverse planned welfare cuts. The leadership has so far resisted those calls, but McDonnell’s intervention will be read by Labour insiders as a direct call for Starmer’s ousting if he does not."