It's about time we started honouring those people involved … - John McDonnell

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It's about time we started honouring those people involved in the armed struggle. It was the bombs and bullets and sacrifice made by the likes of Bobby Sands that brought Britain to the negotiating table. The peace we have now is due to the action of the IRA.

John McDonnell

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John Martin McDonnell (born 8 September 1951) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hayes and Harlington since 1997. A member of the Labour Party, he was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2015 to 2020. McDonnell was suspended from the parliamentary whip on 23 July 2024 and sits as an independent.

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