John McDonnell has compared Jeremy Corbyn’s battle to maintain a functioning shadow cabinet in the face of hostility from Labour MPs to the classic dystopian novel Lord of the Flies. The shadow chancellor said recently recruited members of the shadow cabinet had faced abuse, unfair criticism and constant pressure from their parliamentary colleagues. McDonnell gave a chronological account of an alleged plot by former shadow cabinet members including Hilary Benn and their allies to oust Corbyn. “Within 24 hours he appointed another shadow cabinet. “To be clear, this is nothing to do with Jeremy Corbyn as an individual, this is about you.

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2016 13:07 UTC