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Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
John McDonnell (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 165
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Dec 2025
Jimmy Lai Conviction

"I associate myself with the condolences to the Jewish community in Australia that were eloquently expressed by both the Foreign Secretary and the shadow Foreign Secretary.

In the representations on Jimmy Lai, can I ask again that the case of Lee Cheuk-yan be raised? Lee, who is a trade union …..."
John McDonnell - View Speech

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Division Vote (Commons)
15 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
John McDonnell (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 96
Early Day Motion
NEU dispute at Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCLH (11 Signatures)
15 Dec 2025
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House expresses its deep concern at the reports of bullying of staff, victimisation of trade unionists and unacceptable management practices at Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCLH in relation to the hospitals' teaching staff, which have resulted in the suspension of four members of the National Education Union, …
Written Question
Railways: Staff
Thursday 11th December 2025

Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What assessment has been made of the adequacy of training in the use of body worn cameras for rail staff on Train companies contracted to her Department.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Train Operating Companies (TOCs) must comply with the law, which includes the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Office of Rail and Road, as the independent railway safety regulator for the UK, oversees these legal requirements. Its enforcement powers derive from the aforementioned 1974 Act, and range from giving advice and information, through to prosecution in the courts. This covers issues such as lone working, violence at work etc. The Secretary of State also requests through National Rail Contracts that TOCs measure perceptions of staff safety and develop action plans accordingly. We encourage rail operators to consider the personal safety of its rail staff, including encouraging greater use of Body Worn Video (BWV), which was proven in a 2019 trial to reduce violence against BWV wearing staff at railway stations by 47%.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Cammell Laird Workers’ Imprisonment: Public Inquiry

"One of the areas that is worth exploring is the Cabinet papers and the discussions that took place. These Cammell Laird workers are the innocent victims of a political strategy that was devised in Cabinet to suppress all opposition to the introduction of monetary policies—monetarism—under the Thatcher Government during that …..."
John McDonnell - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Points of Order

"On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I do not like doing this, but I have to. On behalf of several Members, I wrote to the Secretary of State for Justice last Wednesday in relation to the hunger strike taking place in our prisons by Palestine Action prisoners, some of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Petitions

"On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise for not having given notice of my point of order.

Earlier today, I raised a point of order with regard to correspondence that I had submitted to the Secretary of State for Justice. I said that I had written to …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - View Vote Context
John McDonnell (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 311 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 325
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - View Vote Context
John McDonnell (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 98