After john mcdonnell gives chancellor george osborne chairman mao s little red book we ask comedian alexei sayle what it all means. John mcdonnell mocked for quoting chairman mao during. Labour figures mortified after john mcdonnell quotes from mao. John mcdonnell under fire for quoting mao zedong in. The little red book or, to give its full title, quotations from chairman mao zedong contains 267 aphorisms from the.
Maos little red book makes surprise appearance in uk parliament. Workers and soldiers under an image of mao, with mcdonnell out of shot credit. John mcdonnell quotes from maos little red book in. It took about ten seconds for the tories to start cheering. Mr mcdonnell produced a copy of the chinese communist leaders little red book after claiming public assets were being sold to the chinese government. Redfaced leftwinger john mcdonnell deletes moment he threw dictator chairman maos little red book across the despatch box from. Big red faces for labour after mcdonnells little red book. John mcdonnell under fire by labour mps after giving. Labours john mcdonnell reads from the chinese communist leader mao zedongs little red book during his response on wednesday to. Shadow chancellor john mcdonnell explains why he brought a copy of mao s little.
Sep 16, 2016 shadow chancellor john mcdonnell offered his copy of chairman mao s little red book by throwing it across the despatch box credit. At the despatch box labours john mcdonnell produced massmurderer chairman maos little red book and started to read from it. George osborne reacts to john mcdonnell reading from maos. Nov 26, 2015 image caption the moment john mcdonnell pulled out mao s little red book. Nov 25, 2015 watch john mcdonnell quote chairman mao at george osborne in his autumn statement response labours shadow chancellor brought out his copy of the little red book as he responded to george. Nov 25, 2015 labours shadow chancellor john mcdonnell prompted howls of derision as he brandished chairman mao s little red book in his response to todays autumn statement. Nov 25, 2015 john mcdonnell waving maos little red book in the commons. A member of the labour party, he has been member of parliament mp for hayes and harlington since 1997. John mcdonnell under fire for quoting mao zedong in commons. George osborne slashes funding for opposition parties by 19%. Reason behind john mcdonnells bizarre chairman mao little. John mcdonnell is now maosplaining his little red book joke. A member of the labour party, he has been member of parliament mp for hayes and harlington since 1997 mcdonnell.
John mcdonnell lectures george osborne on chairman mao yes. Labour mps were left dumbstruck after their shadow chancellor fished out a copy of chairman mao s little red book and recited passages aloud to the house of commons. Mao s little red book sits alone on the commons dispatch table screenshotbbc john mcdonnell, the labour shadow chancellor, just did something that doesnt happen very often in the house of commons. Diane abbott believes chinese dictator mao zedong did more. John mcdonnell read from mao zedongs little red book after george osborne delivered his autumn statement. Labour mps were left dumbstruck after their shadow chancellor fished out a copy of chairman maos little red book and recited passages. Labours shadow chancellor john mcdonnell gloats about global. Video john mcdonnell brandishes maos little red book.
John mcdonnell waving maos little red book in the commons. Chairman mao and john mcdonnells little red book newsnight. The labour frontbencher had brought the book full of quotations from communist party of china leader mao in. John mcdonnell offers a copy of chairman mao s little red book for osborne. The labour frontbencher had brought the book full of quotations from communist party of china leader mao in an attempt to mock the government. The shadow chancellor just quoted one of historys most. Labours shadow chancellor john mcdonnell gloats about. Incredible moment john mcdonnell pulled out maos little red book. In an extraordinary moment, shadow chancellor john mcdonnell produced the. After john mcdonnell gives chancellor george osborne chairman maos little red book we ask comedian alexei sayle what it all means. Mcdonnell reads to osborne from maos little red book.
Labour mp john mcdonnels chairman maos red book stunt. Nov 26, 2015 when john mcdonnell read a quote from chairman mao in parliament. China reacts to john mcdonnell reading from maos little red. Redfaced leftwinger john mcdonnell deletes moment he threw dictator chairman maos little red book across the despatch box from official labour video shadow chancellor pulled maos communist book.
Nov 26, 2015 the moment john mcdonnell pulled out maos little red book the little red book or, to give its full title, quotations from chairman mao zedong contains 267 aphorisms from the communist. His little red book is a series of quotations from selected speeches and writings that comprise the doctrine of mao zedong thought, his political. The labour frontbencher used the stunt to mock george osborne for encouraging china to invest in british infrastructure projects. What britain would like under jeremy corbyns rule from. Diane abbott believes chinese dictator mao zedong did. But mcdonnells defence of his tossing of mao zedongs book across the commons came against the background of national newspaper scorn.
The incident involving john mcdonnell the man who saw fit to read from a copy. Nov 25, 2015 labours john mcdonnell reads from the chinese communist leader mao zedongs little red book during his response on wednesday to george osbornes autumn statement. John mcdonnell has received criticism after he read a quote from former chinese dictator chairman mao in his response to george osborne. John mcdonnell is now maosplaining his little red book. John mcdonnells stunt of reading mao zedongs little red. Watch john mcdonnell quote chairman mao at george osborne in. Nov 25, 2015 l abour mp john mcdonnell, who serves as the partys shadow chancellor of the exchequer, actually read from chairman mao s little red book in the british house of commons in an exchange with. John martin mcdonnell born 8 september 1951 is a british politician who served as shadow chancellor of the exchequer from 2015 to 2020. John mcdonnells mao moment is a dirty trick on his own. John mcdonnell offers a copy of chairman maos little red. The labour frontbencher had brought the book full of quotations from communist party of china leader mao in an attempt to mock the government for their business dealings with china. Nov 26, 2015 john mcdonnell defends maos little red book joke mao zedongs homeland reacted with a mixture of scorn, jubilation and amusement after the shadow chancellor gave the great helmsmans teachings. John mcdonnell is thought to be first politician ever to quote directly from the communist book at the despatch box.
John mcdonnell chose to jokingly brandish a copy of the little red book of the chinese communist leader mao zedong during his response to. Shadow chancellor john mcdonnell pulled chairman mao s little red book from his pocket on wednesday left before quoting the dictators economic advice to the tories right. Nov 26, 2015 in his response as shadow chancellor to the autumn statement, john mcdonnell appeared to blunder by brandishing chairman mao s little red book to criticise george osborne. The shadow chancellor brandished a copy of the chinese communist leaders little red book after claiming uk assets were being sold to the. The shadow chancellor shocked mps today by reading from a copy of chairman mao s little red book in the house of commons. Uhoh bemused chinese react to john mcdonnells chairman. Chilling to hear john mcdonnell quote maos red book. Maos little red book makes surprise appearance in uk. Why i give john mcdonnells little red book stunt the big red card. Mar 16, 2016 even so, when his shadow chancellor john mcdonnell announced he was going to quote from chairman mao in his 2015 autumn statement response, it provoked a big reaction and a lot of questions. Why john mcdonnell brought maos little red book to spending. John mcdonnell offers george osborne chairman maos little.
Nov 25, 2015 redfaced leftwinger john mcdonnell deletes moment he threw dictator chairman maos little red book across the despatch box from official labour video shadow chancellor pulled maos communist book. Labours john mcdonnell reads from the chinese communist leader mao zedongs little red book during his response on wednesday to george osbornes autumn statement. Twitter yesterday shadow chancellor john mcdonnell took it upon himself to break out chairman mao s little red book after george osbornes autumn statement. Nov 25, 2015 mcdonnell throws the little red book at osborne john mcdonnell chose to jokingly brandish a copy of the little red book of the chinese communist leader mao zedong during his response to the. Nov 27, 2015 when shadow chancellor john mcdonnell pulled a wellthumbed copy of chairman mao s little red book from his jacket, he thought it would be a humorous way to highlight what labour perceives to be. John mcdonnell under fire by labour mps after giving george osborne a copy of chairman mao s little red book he provoked uproar when he read from the famous collection of writings and threw the. Timothy garton ash outlines the threats to liberal democracy and how it can renew itself in a posttrump age. John mcdonnells mao moment is a dirty trick on his own party. Labour figures mortified after john mcdonnell quotes from. Why john mcdonnell brought maos little red book to. Mcdonnell throws the little red book at osborne john mcdonnell chose to jokingly brandish a copy of the little red book of the chinese communist leader mao zedong during his response to the.
Labour mp john mcdonnell actually read from chairman maos. The shadow chancellor john mcdonnell came under fire from senior labour mps after he brandished chairman mao s little red book during a scathing attack on george osbornes handling of the economy. Buzzfeed uk politics john mcdonnell and the little red book. Chairman maos little red book made a surprise appearance in. George osborne reacts to john mcdonnell reading from mao s red book in autumn statement. John mcdonnell has quoted chairman mao at the commons despatch box and offered chancellor george osborne a copy of the little red book.
Incredible moment john mcdonnell pulled out maos little. Nov 25, 2015 chairman mao s little red book made a surprise appearance in britains parliament on wednesday when the opposition labour party finance spokesman brandished a copy as he mocked the governments. Who is chairman mao and what is his little red book. John mcdonnell quotes from chairman mao in his response to. John mcdonnell lectures george osborne on chairman mao.
Chairman mao and john mcdonnells little red book youtube. He then quoted quotations from chairman mao tsetung to the chancellor, apparently in reference to the governments willingness to welcome chinese investment in the uk. John mcdonnell under fire by labour mps after giving george. Shadow chancellor john mcdonnell today pulled chairman mao s little red book from his pocket left before quoting the dictators economic advice to the tories right. Nov 25, 2015 all future tory broadcasts will contain genuine footage of john mcdonnell holding the little red book saying lets quote mao 01. Nov 26, 2015 shadow chancellor john mcdonnell was forced to defend his absurd stunt of reading out chairmans maos little red book in the commons, to the fury of labour mps. Video john mcdonnell brandishes maos little red book in. John mcdonnell gives george osborne a copy of maos little red. China reacts to john mcdonnell reading from maos little.
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