John McDonnell Could Be KICKED OUT Of Labour Over Lefty Ukraine Demo

John McDonnell backed out of plans to address a Ukraine war slot demo pragmatic tonight after Keir Starmer threatened to strip him of the Labour whip.
The hard-Left former shadow chancellor was expected to speak alongside ally Jeremy Corbyn at a Stop the War Coalition (StWC) event this evening accusing the UK of 'provoking' Russia.
The organisation has been criticised for attacks on and British support for the country before it was brutally invaded by 's Russian army.  
However, Mr McDonnell has apparently now withdrawn from the event in London.
LabourList reported the Hayes and Harlington MP will be at an online meeting with local residents instead. 'This not the time to be distracted by political arguments here,' he said. 
The advert for the rally says: 'We oppose Russian military intervention in Ukraine. We also recognise this is a conflict thirty years in the making, a conflict in which Britain is playing a provocative role - talking up war, decrying diplomacy and supplying arms to Ukraine as well as supporting increased military deployments to neighbouring countries.'
Among the others speakers listed are Mr Corbyn and Chris Hazzard, a Sinn Fein MP, plus Jess Barnard, the chairwoman of Young Labour who has attacked Keir Starmer over his support for Nato.
Under Sir Keir, Labour has taken an increasingly hard line on dissent over the invasion by Russia.
A source : 'If he goes, he'll lose the whip. Any Labour MPs who speak at anything that is anti-Nato from now on are likely to be out.' 
The hard-Left former shadow chancellor is due to speak alongside Mr Corbyn at a Stop the War Coalition (StWC) event in London this evening.

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Among the others speakers listed are Mr Corbyn (above) and Chris Hazzard, a Sinn Fein MP.
Last week, Sir Keir attacked Mr C directly over his opposition to Nato, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
Sir Keir said that Mr Corbyn was 'wrong' to oppose expansion of the defensive organisation to take in former Soviet states in Eastern Europe.
Mr Corbyn, who has sat as an independent since October 2020 after having the Labour whip removed, joined 11 party MPs including Mr McDonnell to blast Nato and UK 'aggression' ahead of 's brutal assault.
The  MPs, all supporters of the former leader, were later forced to disown the Stop the War Coalition campaign after Mr Starmer threatened to also boot them out of the parliamentary party. 
They all capitulated quickly, with a source saying: 'An hour after being told to, all these grandstanders have withdrawn their signatures. Let there be no doubt whose party this is now.' 
The letter was signed by Diane Abbott, John McDonnell, Richard Burgon, Ian Lavery, Beth Winter, Zarah Sultana, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Apsana Begum, Mick Whitley, Tahir Ali, and Ian Mearns.
Mr Corbyn also signed the letter, as did MP Claudia Webbe, who also now sit as  an independent.
Asked on Sky News about the former Labour leader's stance on stopping the expansion of Nato, Sir Keir said: 'Jeremy Corbyn was wrong about that but the Labour Party's policy never shifted under his leadership and I've been very clear.'
Mr McDonnell has been approached to comment. 




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