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Rachael Burford

Labour row deepens as ex shadow Chancellor calls for general strike

Labour former shadow chancellor John McDonnell

(Picture: PA Archive)

Labour’s civil war over industrial action intensified on Thursday as the party’s former shadow chancellor said MPs should support a general strike and protest with workers on the picket line.

John McDonnell branded the sacking of Sam Tarry, who joined rail unions protesting outside Euston Station, a “severe mistake”.

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