42 m. ago Poorly led, strategically inept and shorn of democracy. Now I truly fear for this Labour government | John McDonnell

The welfare bill passed, but it was chaos. A party this dysfunctional and divided cannot escape the wrath of voters at the next electionThe welfare bill has gone through, but what is on the minds of most Labour MPs and supporters is how did we get into this appalling mess over disability benefits? A key factor has been the immense lack of judgment of the party’s real decision-makers, the team in the leader’s office, fuelled by their overweening arrogance. The egos of the young men cloistering Keir Starmer have clearly been inflated by the multitude of articles written by sycophantic commentators desperate to secure access to the new regime.However, the seeds of this debacle were sowed by the Treasury’s capture of the incoming government, enabling officials to bring back the same old austerity agenda of benefit cuts that they developed for George Osborne.John McDonnell is the independent MP for Hayes and Harlington. He was shadow chancellor for Labour from 2015 to 2020 Continue readi...

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6 h. ago Wimbledon Order of Play: Day 3 schedule with Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in action

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10 h. ago When is Emma Raducanu playing her second round match at Wimbledon?

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11 h. ago Wimbledon protocol broken with BBC commentator left in tears over emotional scenes

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15 h. ago Emma Raducanu in 'love triangle' with two tennis stars 'fighting' over her

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15 h. ago Emma Raducanu looks to the past as she aims to beat Marketa Vondrousova again

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16 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz says he will 'do whatever Emma Raducanu wants' as she arrives at Wimbledon wearing a matching shirt to him to fuel romance rumours before they play together

Carlos Alcaraz has called Emma Raducanu 'the boss' in their doubles partnership and said he will 'do whatever she wants me to do'. They are teaming up at the US Open in August.

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17 h. ago Emma Raducanu gives verdict on Wimbledon moment BBC cameras failed to broadcast

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17 h. ago Nick Kyrgios claims Emma Raducanu is in a Wimbledon love triangle with two top stars

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18 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz gives insight into Emma Raducanu relationship – 'She will be the boss'

Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu's new partnership has been the talk of SW19 as the recently-crowned French Open champion provided an insight into their relationship

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