John McDonnell : (3)

" The decision over Heathrow expansion exemplifies the style of policy-making that starts with capitulation to a powerful self-interested lobby, blatantly fixes a public consultation and then drives through a policy that destroys any vestiges of green credentials the government had left. " - John McDonnell

" I sneaked into an Everton match once. I’m a Liverpool supporter, but Liverpool were away, Liverpool reserves weren’t playing, there wasn’t even a youth match, so I took my son into an Everton match. God help me. It wasn’t me. " - John McDonnell

" The worry in Labour circles is that, when pressed, Gordon Brown instinctively moved to cut the benefits of the poor rather than upset businesses and the wealthy. " - John McDonnell